Handbook of Mental Health Administration and Management

In this one-of-a-kind handbook, Reid and Silver have combined the expertise of over thirty contributors, covering the fundamentals of administration and management in various types of mental health centers and disciplines and the basic principles of administration, management, and leadership. This text addresses both the generic and unique topics of mental health organizations and includes crucial information regarding many new management topics, such as information technology, current human resources policy and law, and modern funding streams. A special "Primer" section will ease those readers from primarily clinical backgrounds into their administrative roles while readers from management backgrounds will find within a broad introduction to the clinical issues that affect mental health care administrators and managers.

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 B. Silver. The Modeling of a Business, Stuart B. Silver. The Business Plan, Stuart B. Silver. Budget, Stuart B. Silver. Financial Analysis and Management, Stuart B. Silver. Finance, Stuart B. Silver. Payers and Players, Stuart B. Silver. Values Issues in Fiscal Management, Stuart B. Silver. Information and Information Technology. Introduction, Chris E. Stout. Informatics, Technology, and the Clinical Leader, Chris E. Stout. Emerging Health Information Technology, Anne M. Mahalik. Information Trends for the Clinical Leader, Leigh W. Jerome. Using Technology to "Defragment" a Mental Health System, Thomas A. Simpatico, Carroll A. Cradock, Michael McGuire, Daria Zvetina. Videoconferencing in Mental Health Care: Barriers, Opportunities and Principles for Program Development, Carroll A. Cradock, Thomas A. Simpatico. Using Information to Manage Cultural Change: Establishing the Medical Model for Inpatient Care, Stephen H. Dinwiddie, Nancy Staples, Diana Meyers. Technology, Practice, and Ethics, Peter W. Demuth. Human Resources. Introduction, Ted W. Hirsh. Principles of Human Resources Management, Ted W. Hirsch, William H. Reid. Principles of Physician Recruiting, Richard C.W. Hall, Ryan C.W. Hall. Legal Issues, John Petrila. Introduction, Stuart B. Silver. The Evolution of Mental Health Law, John Petrila. Working With an Attorney, John Petrila. Confidentiality and Privilege, John Petrila. Malpractice and Other Negligence, John Petrila. Living Under Class Action Lawsuits: Their Effect on Mental Health Agency Staff and Patients, Gary E. Miller. A Primer for New Clinician-Managers. Introduction, William H. Reid. Management and the Management Environment, William H. Reid, Daniel J. Reid. Leadership, William H. Reid, Daniel J. Reid. Negotiation, Daniel J. Reid, William H. Reid. Appendix: Medical of Information Technology Glossary, Anne M. Mahalik, Chris E. Stout, William H. Reid

William H. Reid, M.D., M.P.H., is the former Medical Director of the Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation System and Chair of the National Council of State Medical Directors. He has been a senior manager in many mental health settings, and is past president of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. He is currently clinical or adjunct professor at three Texas medical schools and lives and practices in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. Stuart B. Silver, M.D., is the former Director of the Mental Hygiene Administration of the State of Maryland and past president of the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors. Currently, he is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Clinical Associates, PA, a multi-specialty medical group.