Creating Career and Personal Opportunities

One of the inherent aspects of the CQRT Project is that the consumers are gainfully employed. As consumers, their perspectives enable the information garnered through the interviews to have additional depth and texture.

Job Training

With the movement toward managed care in mental health, the market demand is growing for independent, objective evaluation services to monitor and review managed care practices. CQRT interviewers have the opportunity to learn and develop skills that will be in demand as managed care takes hold, and to use these skills to gain professional employment.

Personal Growth

The CQRT training has other benefits as well. The autonomous scheduling and tracking of interviews, completion of paperwork, and interactions with teammates and others provides numerous opportunities for personal growth experiences for everyone involved. As one NEO Interviewer put it:

"I first came to CQRT 2 years ago struggling to get my life back on track after severe depression took its toll. I felt I had nothing to offer (no skills). I did not believe I was valuable as a human being, let alone worthwhile as an employee. CQRT turned all that around for me. It helped me regain my self- confidence and my sense of worth. CQRT turned out to be a ray of light leading to a rainbow of self-worth, self-esteem, and meaningful employment."