Table 2 Practitioner years of experience and specialized expertise by practitioner type
From: Characteristics of practitioners in a private managed behavioral health plan
Percent of Practitioners | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Psychiatrist | Psychologist | Social Worker | Nurse | Counselor | |
Post Training Experience (years)* | ||||||
0 to 5 | 14.6 | 6.1 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 17.4 | 29.9 |
6 to 10 | 19.9 | 12.9 | 16.9 | 22.3 | 18.8 | 24.3 |
11 to 15 | 20.1 | 15.6 | 19.9 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 21.8 |
16 to 20 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 18.0 | 16.1 | 10.0 | 11.6 |
21 to 25 | 12.4 | 13.1 | 15.5 | 12.2 | 9.5 | 6.9 |
25 or more | 14.2 | 28.6 | 14.4 | 10.0 | 28.4 | 3.3 |
Unknown | 4.6 | 10.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 2.3 |
Mean Post-Training | 15.3 | 20.4 | 16.0 | 14.3 | 17.6 | 10.5 |
Experience (SD)* | (9.4) | (11.1) | (8.8) | (8.2) | (11.9) | (7.0) |
Specialized Training | ||||||
Children 0-12* | 41.0 | 25.0 | 48.6 | 42.0 | 23.6 | 45.5 |
Adolescents* | 61.1 | 40.9 | 69.0 | 64.2 | 43.1 | 66.6 |
Marital/Family* | 66.8 | 23.9 | 77.1 | 77.3 | 46.5 | 81.5 |