Psychologists working for unions: Developing the United Federation of Teachers' Victim Support Program

This article describes the development of in-house mental health services in a large labor union local representing public school pedagogical employees. It focuses on the role of a psychologist in guiding program components for a targeted membership group through various of development: identifying needs, shaping intervention services, and creatine a prevention It also describes the movement of services beyond the frame of the specific program to encompass a broader array of emergent mental health service needs, including consultation, technical advice, assistance in dealing with mental health managed care, and expansion of clinical-counseling services to a wider range of membership groups.