Encouraging adolescents toward mental health careers via website biographies.

Authors

Irmi U. Willcockson, School of Health Information Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Prabhu R. Shankar, School of Health Information Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Cynthia L. Phelps, School of Health Information Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Craig W. Johnson, School of Health Information Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Publication Date

1-1-2003

Journal

AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2003; 2003: 1052.

Abstract

This project designed, developed, implemented and is currently evaluating the effectiveness of an interactive, multi-media website designed to encourage adolescents to consider careers in mental health. This Web-based learning environment features biographies of mental health scientists. Evaluation is conducted in a systematic, structured way using cognitive achievement, usability (ease of use), and affective scales (e.g., fun to use) as outcome measures

Keywords

Adolescent, Analysis of Variance, Biography as Topic, Career Choice, Humans, Internet, Multimedia, Psychiatry, Psychology, Questionnaires

Comments

PMCID: PMC1480217