Essentials of Treatment Planning
Publisher: Wiley
Published: June 15, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780471419976
First sentence: Psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, and other behavioral health care professionals practicing in this new millennium are all aware of the importance of having a specific, individualized plan to guide the treatment of their patients.
Description: "Essentials of Treatment Planning presents a clear and concise approach to the development and use of treatment plans in behavioral health care settings. This nuts-and-bolts guide covers such essential material as the role and benefits of treatment planning in a clinical setting, methods for conducting comprehensive patient assessments, the use of assessment information to develop the basis of individual treatment plans, and strategies for ongoing evaluations and revisions of treatment plans.".

"Essentials of Treatment Planning guides you in how to develop and use treatment plans to strengthen the entire treatment process. An important component in documentation, accurate treatment plans provide such benefits as: meeting the accountability requirements of managed behavioral health care organizations; allowing for more efficient coordination of care with other health care professionals; and facilitating better communication with outside reviewers.

Mental health professionals may gain the additional security of protection from certain types of litigation."--BOOK JACKET.