by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
Indiana’s mental health workforce is comprised of psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric advanced practice nurses (APNs), addiction counselors, social workers, marriage and family therapists and mental health counselors. Understanding the status of Indiana’s health care workforce is critical to ensuring that Indiana residents have access to high quality care, to developing programs that will train practitioners to meet future needs, and to recruiting and retaining health care professionals in Indiana. Furthermore, the mental health workforce may be regarded as a key component of Indiana’s healthcare system, providing care to ensure emotional, psychological and social well-being at every stage of life for Indiana residents. The Mental Health Professionals Survey Data Report presents fundamental information and data collected from re-licensure surveys administered by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (IPLA) during the biennial license renewal period for the professional mental health workforce. Re-licensure surveys for psychiatrists and psychiatric APNs were completed in 2015 while re-licensure surveys for psychologists and licensed professional counselors were completed in 2016.
by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
Ensuring that Indiana communities have the capacity to meet the increasing need for substance use disorder services is of critical importance to health care systems, professional training programs, and community organizations. Therefore, this report aims to understand the substance use disorder workforce capacity in Indiana and its relation to ED utilization for substance use services.
by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
This report describes the verification protocol conducted by researchers for verification of primary care physicians, psychiatrists, and dentists in Indiana.
by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
The substance abuse workforce is a subset of the larger mental health workforce and includes only those professionals who are involved in the treatment of substance abuse issues. This report identifies major trends and includes key data on the substance abuse workforce that may be used to promote meaningful policy discussion and inform evidence-based policy development. Understanding the status of Indiana’s substance abuse workforce is critical to ensuring that Indiana residents have access to high quality care, to developing programs that will train practitioners to meet future needs, and to recruiting and retaining healthcare professionals in Indiana.
by Guest Author | Jul 10, 2019
The 2010 Indiana Mental Health Professionals Re-Licensure Survey, the 2010 Clinical Psychologists Re-Licensure Survey, and the 2011 Physician Re-Licensure Survey were administered by the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency under a contract with the Indiana State Department of Health. The 2011 Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurse Survey was administered by the Indiana Nursing Association. This report summarizes the responses to these four surveys. The purpose of this report is to provide a comprehensive description of the mental health workforce in Indiana.
