Clinical Management in Mental Health Services - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 140516977X ISBN 13: 9781405169776

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

Synopsis

Clinical Management in Mental Health Services is a practical guide to the day to day operational management of mental health teams. It explores both the theoretical aspects of management plus strategies for dealing with the wide range of management issues faced by managers working in mental health. It looks at issues such as leading a multidisciplinary team, Communication and Public Relations, the importance of clinical supervision, evidence-based practice, and quality assurance. It addresses the issue of workload management, clinical information management, how to plan a budget and how to manage stress.

About this title

About the Author:

Chris Lloyd is Senior Lecturer in the Division of Occupational Therapy at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Robert King is Senior Lecturer at the University of Queensland, Australia, and a Psychologist/Psychotherapist in private practice.

Frank Deane is a Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Wollongong, Australia and Director of the Illawarra Institute for Mental Health, at the University of Wollongong

Kevin Gournay is Professor of Psychiatric Nursing at the Institutue of Psychiatry, London

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 140516977X
• ISBN 13: 9781405169776
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 200
• Editor: Lloyd Chris, King Robert, Deane Frank, Gournay Kevin