Title: Making collaborative connections with medical providers
Description: This book provides detailed, concrete, and practical information on successful collaborations between physicians and mental health service providers. The authors draw on their experience in working with physicians on referrals in a variety of clinical settings and specialties.

Mental health professionals will find important basic skills such as how to present their credentials to medical providers; negotiate through the referral process; follow through after a referral; and report back to physicians on cases. Here is a guidebook for clinical psychologists, family therapists, social workers and others who want to establish more effective collaborations with medical colleagues.
Subjects: Managed mental health care, Mental health consultation, Mental health services, Organization & administration, Practice, Primary Health Care, Professional relationships, Psychiatric referral, Psychotherapists, Psychotherapy, Referral and Consultation, Mental health laws
Places: United States