Handbook of Mental Health Administration and Management [Hardcover]

Clinicians who understand mental health care administration in addition to their clinical fields are likely to be valuable to the organizations in which they work. This handbook is an accessible source of information for professionals coming from either clinical or management backgrounds. Sections offer coverage in: mental health administrative principles, mental health care management, business, finance and funding of care, information technology, human resources and legal issues.

Foreword, Walter W. Menninger, M.D. Mental Health Management Principles. Introduction, Bruce Lebotsky Levin. Critical Issues in Mental Health Administration and Leadership, Ardis Hanson, Bruce Lebotsky Levin. Leadership and Training in Mental Health, Bruce Lebotsky Levin, Ardis Hanson, Sara A. Kuppin. Mental Health Services Delivery, Bruce Lebotsky Levin, Ardis Hanson. Administrative Theory, L. Mark Russakoff. The Dynamics of Organizational Change in Mental Health Administration, Sharon Topping. Mental Health Care Management. Introduction, Philip E. Veenhui. Essential Management Functions, Philip E. Veenhuis. Mental Health Management Environments: General Hospital Psychiatric Units, L. Mark Russakoff. Management and Leadership in the State Hospital, Harold Carmel. The Community Mental Health Center Medical Director, Jon E. Gudeman. Children's Mental Health Services: The Challenge of Changing Policy and Practice, Lenore B. Behar. Managed Mental Health Care: From Cottage Industry to System of Care, Peter B. Rosenquist. Disciplinary Foundations. Psychiatry, Philip E. Veenhuis. Organization and Administration of Psychology, James Picano, Matthew Blusewicz. Psychiatric Nursing Administration, Patricia Christian. Social Workers in Mental Health Administration, Mary Fraser. Activities Therapy, Anne B. Fleischer. Extraorganization Relationships, Thomas Hester. Ethical Issues in Mental Health System Leadership, John F. Baggett. Business, Finance, and the Funding of Care. Introduction, Stuart lÓ#