The Evidence-Based Practice

Methods, Models, and Tools for Mental Health Professionals
Ed. by Chris E. Stout and Randy A. Hayes

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Produktbeschreibung

This groundbreaking book features contributions from the top researchers in this burgeoning field and covers everything from what evidence-based practice (EBP) is and its relevance to behavioral health to specific models for applying and implementing EBP and chapters on how to build best practices protocols and evaluate the effectiveness of EBP in your organization. EBP is one of the fastest-growing phenomena in mental health practice today, and savvy clinicians, group practices, and community mental health centers will be armed with the tools they need to effectively utilize EBP and improve their bottom line after reading this book.

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Evidence-Based Practice (EBP), a trend started in the medical community, is rapidly becoming of critical importance to the mental health profession as insurance companies begin to offer preferential pay to organizations using it. Featuring contributions from top researchers in the field, this groundbreaking book covers everything from what EBP is and its relevance to behavioural health to specific models for application and implementation, building best practice protocols, and evaluating bottom-line effectiveness in your organization.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 1. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 259mm x 182mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 870g
• ISBN-13: 9780471467472
• ISBN-10: 0471467472
• Artikelnr.: 13068890

Autorenporträt

CHRIS E. STOUT, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and clinical professor at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry. He is the first Chief of Psychological Services for the Department of Human Services/Division of Mental Health of Illinois, and holds an academic appointment at the Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School. He has written, edited, or coauthored twenty-nine books and is the editor of Wiley's new Getting Started series. RANDY A. HAYES, PhD, is the director of quality assurance for Sinnissippi Centers, Inc., Dixon, Illinois. With experience in both child welfare and behavioral health, he has thirty years' experience in human services and holds multiple certifications in addition to being a licensed clinical professional counselor.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Mary Cesare-Murphy, PhD, JCAHO. Acknowledgments. Authors' Bios.
1. Introduction to Evidence-Based Practices (Randy A. Hayes). 2.
Evidence-Based Practices in Supported Employment (Lisa A. Razzano and
Judith A. Cook). 3. Assertive Community Treatment (Susan J. Boust, Melody
C. Kuhns, and Lynette Studer). 4. Evidence-Based Family Services for Adults
with Severe Mental Illness (Thomas C. Jewell, William R. McFarlane, Lisa
Dixon, and David J. Miklowitz). 5. Evidence-Based Psychopharmacotherapy:
Medication Guidelines and Algorithms (Sy Atezaz Saeed). 6. Psychosocial
Rehabilitation (James H. Zahniser). 7. Evidence-Based Practices for People
with Serious Mental Illness and Substance Abuse Disorders (Patrick W.
Corrigan, Stanley G. McCracken, and Cathy McNeilly). 8. Evidence-Based
Treatments for Children and Adolescents (John S. Lyons and Purva H. Rawal).
9. Recovery from Severe Mental Illnesses and Evidence-Based Practice
Research (E. Sally Rogers, Marianne Farkas, and William A. Anthony). 10.
Evidence-Based Psychosocial Practices: Past, Present, and Future (Timothy
J. Bruce and William C. Sanderson). 11. Controversies and Caveats (Chris E.
Stout). 12. Evaluating Readiness to Implement Evidence-Based Practice
(Randy A. Hayes). 13. How to Start with Your Agency, Practice, or Facility
(Randy A. Hayes). 14. Build Your Own Best Practice Protocols (Randy A.
Hayes). Appendix: Resources and Sample Treatment Plans. Author Index.
Subject Index.