Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic and practice-related provider data (n = 12)

From: Mental health provider perspectives of the COVID-19 pandemic impact on service delivery: a focus on challenges in remote engagement, suicide risk assessment, and treatment of psychosis

Characteristics and Questions

N

%

Age (M ± SD)

12

35.67 ± 6.387

  25–29

4

33.33

  30–34

4

33.33

  35–39

2

16.67

  40–45

2

16.67

Gender

12

 

  Female

8

66.67

  Male

4

33.33

Race

  American Indian or Alaska Native

0

0

  Asian

0

0

  Black or African American

0

0

  Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander

0

0

  White

12

100

  Other

0

0

Ethnicity

  Non-Hispanic/Latinx

12

100

  Hispanic/Latinx

0

0

Licensing Status

  Social Work License (LMSW/LCSW)

9

75

  Limited Social Work License (LLMSW)

2

16.67

  Social Work (MSW) Student

1

8.33

Role in Community Mental Health (CMH)

  Clinician (Therapist/Clinician/Case Manager)

10

83.3

  Clinical Supervisor

1

8.33

  Administrator

1

8.33

Years in Mental Health Field (M ± SD)

 

5.83 ± 4.07

  0–4.99

6

50

  5–9.99

3

25

  10–14

3

25

Years at CMH (M ± SD)

 

4.49 ± 3.04

  0–2.99

4

33.33

  3–5.99

4

33.33

  6 + 

4

33.33

Have you observed an increase in the need for suicide prevention given the COVID-19 context in your CMH setting?

  Yes

8

66.7

  No

4

33.3

Have you observed clients having challenges related to telehealth/virtual services since COVID-19 began?

  Yes

8

66.7

  No

4

33.3

Have you experienced a change in your own workload due to remote work or engagement with clients?

  Yes, increase in workload

7

58.3

  Yes, decrease in workload

1

8.3

  No change

4

33.3

Have you experienced challenges related to remote engagement with clients?

  Yesa

7

58.3

  No

2

16.7

  N/A not a clinician or not doing remote engagement with clients

3

25.0

Have you experienced challenges related to remote treatment with clients who experience symptoms of psychosis?

  Yesa

8

66.7

  No

1

8.3

  N/A not a clinician or not doing remote treatment with clients who experience symptoms of psychosis

3

25.0

Have you experienced challenges in remote suicide assessment with clients?

  Yesb

4

33.3

  No

3

25.0

  N/A not a clinician or not doing remote suicide assessment with clients

5

41.7

  1. aAmong the 9 providers who delivered remote services with clients, 77.8% experienced challenges in remote engagement and 88.9% in remote treatment of psychosis
  2. bAmong the 7 providers wo engaged in remote suicide assessment with clients, 57% experienced challenges in remote assessment of suicide