Handbook of Mental Health Administration and Management
Author: William H. Reid
Publisher: Psychology Press
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 584
ISBN-13: 9781583910023
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFor today's mental health leaders. Book jacket.
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Marketing for Therapists
Author: Jeri Davis
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 1996-02-23
Total Pages: 212
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMarketing for Therapists is the first book of its kind to offer step-by-step guidance for creating effective and ethical marketing strategies that meet the challenges of today's rapidly changing behavioral healthcare environment. The expert contributors apply proven marketing concepts and techniques to the field of clinical practice and present nuts-and-bolts information in easy-to-understand language.
Managed Behavioral Health Care Handbook
Author: E. Clarke Ross
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 426
ISBN-13: 9780834217270
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWritten by a team of nationally recognized authorities on managed care, Managed Behavioral Health Care Handbook guides you through specific strategies that characterize contemporary efforts made at managing behavioral health care, building a clear understanding of their role, and their effect in improving the quality of behavioral health care today, and in the future. From beginning to end, you will learn the core components of the managed behavioral health care process and gain invaluable insight into the numerous controversies and public policy issues.
Managing Managed Care
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1997-04-21
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 0309175054
DOWNLOAD EBOOKManaged care has produced dramatic changes in the treatment of mental health and substance abuse problems, known as behavioral health. Managing Managed Care offers an urgently needed assessment of managed care for behavioral health and a framework for purchasing, delivering, and ensuring the quality of behavioral health care. It presents the first objective analysis of the powerful multimillion-dollar accreditation industry and the key accrediting organizations. Managing Managed Care draws evidence-based conclusions about the effectiveness of behavioral health treatments and makes recommendations that address consumer protections, quality improvements, structure and financing, roles of public and private participants, inclusion of special populations, and ethical issues. The volume discusses trends in managed behavioral health care, highlighting the emerging role of the purchaser. The committee explores problems of overlap and fragmentation in the delivery of behavioral health care and discusses the issue of access, a special concern when private systems are restricted and public systems overburdened. Highly applicable to the larger health care system, this volume will be of particular interest to all stakeholders in behavioral healthâ€"federal and state policymakers, public and private purchasers, health care providers and administrators, consumers and consumer advocates, accrediting organizations, and health services researchers.
Mental Health Case Management
Author: Shaun M. Eack
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2012-08-15
Total Pages: 137
ISBN-13: 1452235260
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis fully-updated sixth edition offers a clear and thorough introduction to the history of the NHS, its funding and priorities, and to the process of policy making.
Earning a Living Outside of Managed Mental Health Care
Author: Steven Walfish
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSuccessful practices outside of managed care result from developing personal passions, creating opportunities. . . and reading this book! Walfish connects the reader not only to real psychologists who have found a variety of niches but also to ready-touse strategies and practical references. You're sure to find several ideas to expand your practice.ùJana N. Martin, PhD, independent practice and Chief Operating Officer of the American Psychological insurance Trust --
Clinical Management in Mental Health Services
Author: Chris Lloyd
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-03-17
Total Pages: 200
ISBN-13: 1444309587
DOWNLOAD EBOOKClinical Management in Mental Health Services is a practical guide to the day to day operational management of mental health teams. It explores both the theoretical aspects of management plus strategies for dealing with the wide range of management issues faced by managers working in mental health. It looks at issues such as leading a multidisciplinary team, Communication and Public Relations, the importance of clinical supervision, evidence-based practice, and quality assurance. It addresses the issue of workload management, clinical information management, how to plan a budget and how to manage stress.
Handbook of Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine
Author: Jerry M. Suls
Publisher: Guilford Press
Published: 2011-07-06
Total Pages: 625
ISBN-13: 1606238965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat psychological and environmental forces have an impact on health? How does behavior contribute to wellness or illness? This comprehensive volume answers these questions and others with a state-of-the-art overview of theory, research, and practice at the interface of psychology and health. Leading experts from multiple disciplines explore how health and health behaviors are shaped by a wide range of psychological processes and social-environmental factors. The book describes exemplary applications in the prevention and clinical management of today's most pressing health risks and diseases, including coronary heart disease, depression, diabetes, cancer, chronic pain, obesity, sleep disturbances, and smoking. Featuring succinct, accessible chapters on critical concepts and contemporary issues, the Handbook integrates psychological perspectives with cutting-edge work in preventive medicine, epidemiology, public health, genetics, nursing, and the social sciences.
Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health
Author: Freddy A. Paniagua
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: 2013-07-19
Total Pages: 661
ISBN-13: 0123978122
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Handbook of Multicultural Mental Health, Second Edition, discusses the impact of cultural, ethnic, and racial variables for the assessment, diagnosis, treatment, service delivery, and development of skills for working with culturally diverse populations. Intended for the mental health practitioner, the book translates research findings into information to be applied in practice. The new edition contains more than 50% new material and includes contributions from established leaders in the field as well as voices from rising stars in the area. It recognizes diversity as extending beyond race and ethnicity to reflect characteristics or experiences related to gender, age, religion, disability, and socioeconomic status. Individuals are viewed as complex and shaped by different intersections and saliencies of multiple elements of diversity. Chapters have been wholly revised and updated, and new coverage includes indigenous approaches to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental and physical disorders; spirituality; the therapeutic needs of culturally diverse clients with intellectual, developmental, and physical disabilities; suicide among racial and ethnic groups; multicultural considerations for treatment of military personnel and multicultural curriculum and training. - Foundations-overview of theory and models - Specialized assessment in a multicultural context - Assessing and treating four major culturally diverse groups in clinical settings - Assessing and treating other culturally diverse groups in clinical settings - Specific conditions/presenting problems in a cultural context - Multicultural competence in clinical settings
