Management and Administration Skills for the Mental Health Professional
Management and Administration Skills for the Mental Health Professional

Author: William O'Donohue

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 1999-08-17

Total Pages: 379

ISBN-13: 008051152X

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Psychologists receive several years of specialized study on the brain, behavior, and mental health, but despite the fact that over half ultimately end up in administrative or managerial roles, they receive no formalized training in the skills necessary to be successful in these roles. This book is the first of its kind to target the managerial and administrative skills necessary for the mental health professional. The book discusses practical information such as how to deal with personnel issues, how to set budgets and allocate resources, and how to document progress and maintain schedules in the domains of private practice, hospitals, government agencies, and universities. Chapter authors are well-known and successful psychologists within these settings and include Raymond Fowler, past president of the American Psychological Association.

Mental Health, United States, 1998
Mental Health, United States, 1998

Author: Ronald W. Manderscheid

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1999-07

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 0788179993

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Covers: the emergence of managed behavioral health care; assess. of outcomes and assess. of performance; key factors in managed care, including risk adjust., workforce competencies, and rural serv.; population-based analyses for populations who are seriously mentally ill and severely emotionally disturbed and for costs incurred through Medicare, Medicaid, and private sector insur. plans. National stat. on mental health org's., mental health serv. in jails, the role of neighborhood factors in relation to prevalence of depressive disorders and the dist. of mental health providers, and the character. of the current mental health work force.

Handbook of Quality Management in Behavioral Health
Handbook of Quality Management in Behavioral Health

Author: George Stricker

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-11-11

Total Pages: 410

ISBN-13: 1461541956

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For the first time in history, behavioral health providers are expected to understand and participate in activities intended to access and improve the quality of services they provide. This handbook is designed as a general resource in the field of behavioral health quality management for a very diverse group of readers, including graduate and undergraduate students, payors, purchasers and administrators within managed care organizations, public sector service system planners and managers, applied health services researchers and program evaluators. This volume provides a comprehensive context for the development of quality management (QM) in health services - behavioral health in particular - as well as an overview of tools, techniques, and programs reflecting QM in practice. It also offers perspectives on both internally- and externally-based QM activities.

Mental Health Computing
Mental Health Computing

Author: Marvin J. Miller

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 501

ISBN-13: 1461223520

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Increasingly more computer applications are becoming available to assist mental health clinicians and administrators in patient evaluation and treatment and mental health management, education, and research. Topics covered include: automated assessment procedures; MR-E (The Mental Retardation Expert); computerized assessment system for psychotherapy evaluation and research; computer assisted therapy of stress related conditions; computerized patient evaluation in a clinical setting; computerized treatment planning; the VA national mental health database; networks; managed care; DSM-IV diagnosis; quality management; cost control; knowledge coupling; telemedicine; the clinical library assistant; and monitoring independent service providers.

Mental Health Services
Mental Health Services

Author: Bruce Lubotsky Levin

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 0195153952

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This revised, expanded edition uses a public health framework and the latest epidemiological, therapeutic, and service systems research to give readers a comprehensive understanding of the organization, financing, and delivery of mental health and substance abuse services in the United States. Written by national experts, it will provide policymakers, administrators, clinicians, and graduate students with the knowledge base needed to manage and transform mental health service systems, both nationally and locally.