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Monitor on Psychology
Volume 33, No. 6 June 2002
 
Human Service Positions

Employment settings of 1999 graduates working full time* in hospitals, independent practice, managed care and other human service settings.

Hospitals

Public general hospital 7.2 %

Private general hospital 3.6 %

Public psychiatric hospital 6.5 %

Private mental hospital 2.9 %

For-profit private psychiatric hospital 1.8 %

VA hospital 3.6 %

Military hospital 2.9 %

 

Independent practice

Individual private practice 4.7 %

Group practice 6.1 %

Group medical practice 3.1 %

 

Managed care settings

Independent Practice Association (IPA) 0.4 %

CMHC 23.6 %

HMO 1.6 %

Other managed care 0.5 %

 

Other human service settings

University/college counseling center 9.0 %

Counseling/guidance center 1.1 %

Specialized health services 4.9 %

Rehabilitation facility 2.7 %

Outpatient clinic 7.0 %

Nursing home 0.1 %

Other human service setting 6.7 %

*Working 35 hours or more per week in a primary position. Source: APA's Research Office.


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