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Community Mental Health System A Navigational Guide for Providers

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ISBN-10: 0205486657

ISBN-13: 9780205486656

Edition: 2007

Authors: John A. Scileppi, Elizabeth L. Teed, Monika Boeckmann, Esther L. Crispi

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The aim of this text is to provide mental health professionals, both those in the field and those in training, a better understanding of the service delivery system and ideas for how to work effectively in it. It examines various driving forces- deinstitutionalization, empirically based practices, managed care- -both in the evolution of the present community mental health care system, as well as the impact on the overall system today.
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Book details

List price: $128.80
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/20/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.716
Language: English

Theresa Foy DiGeronimo has collaborated on several books written for parents, teachers, & coaches, including "Raising a Healthy Athlete" & "Help Your Child Get the Most Out of School". She lives in Hawthorne, NJ.

An overview of the community mental health system
Deinstitutionalization
The ecological model : person-in-context
Prevention
Individual focus : crisis and coping
Setting and system focus : social support and self-help
Cultural competence
Empowerment and ethical issues in community mental health
Consultation
Outcome measurement and program evaluation
Leading and managing institutional and organizational change
A focus on gerontology : community mental health services for the growing elderly population
Evolution/revolution in behavioral managed care : an insider's reflections