The authors put forward a model that focuses not so much on the brevity of treatment as on the time-effectiveness of treatment. This article describes some of the ways that providers can learn to use this mode of treatment effectively, but focuses on the challenges to managed care companies to provide training programs for their network providers. The authors contend that the survivors in this competitive industry will be those companies that are able to learn about the services they are offering, which in essence become learning organizations. New Directions for Mental Health Services, 59. In this special volume of New Directions for Mental Health Services on managed mental health care, the editors bring together a wide range of expertise on the subject.
Authors present alternative models of managed mental health care.
Among the nine chapters are ones describ-ing models of managed mental health care from various perspectives, including providers and employers. Other chapters discuss how managed care can focus on special client groups such as children and adolescents or persons with substance abuse problems. Clinical, ethical, and practical guidelines for participation. This article addresses the ways psychologists can make informed decisions about whether to participate in managed mental health care plans. It describes some of the options and relevant ethical concerns and common features of plans that psychologists should be aware of before signing up with a particular plan.