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Silverman, Wade H.; Silverman, Marsha Matson – Administration in Mental Health, 1986
Describes three organizational models for staffing--rational, political, and standards--typically seen in mental health programs. Examines who is hired and why in terms of the characteristics of each model. Provides a summary of decision guidelines for staffing and suggestions for formulating a staffing strategy. (Author/ABB)
Descriptors: Administrators, Mental Health Programs, Models, Organizational Theories

Doherty, William J.; Burge, Sandra K. – Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, 1987
Argues that family therapy is failing to attend to the contexts in which family mental health services are provided. Presents a model for describing the institutional contexts of family mental health treatment in North America, and explores how these contexts influence family treatment, using 3 levels: primary, secondary, and tertiary care.…
Descriptors: Family Counseling, Mental Health Clinics, Mental Health Programs, Models
VandeCreek, Leon – 1986
This paper is concerned with the problem that elderly persons do not seek or receive mental health services as frequently as their numbers or the incidence of mental health problems would indicate is appropriate. The report focuses on the identification of innovative mental health service delivery programs which have been designed to reach and to…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Health Needs, Mental Health Programs, Models

Jessee, William F.; Morgan-Williams, Gale – Administration in Mental Health, 1987
Discusses need for systems-based approach to quality assurance in mental health services, which can provide useful information to administrators and practitioners as they work to maintain or improve quality of care provided to patients. Introduces generic model for monitoring and evaluating quality of care and discusses potential barriers to its…
Descriptors: Administrators, Delivery Systems, Mental Health Programs, Models

Filinson, Rachel – Gerontologist, 1988
Describes Alzheimer Support/Tender Loving Caregivers Project which represents the efforts of a mental health center to collaborate with an interfaith coalition to recruit and train church-based volunteers to provide respite care for frail elderly and their families. Describes educational component as overshadowing service. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Caregivers, Church Programs, Frail Elderly, Mental Health Programs
Conoley, Collie Wyatt – 1978
Community Based Consultation, a consultation/education model appropriate for use in CMHC's and mental health departments is described. The model is being implemented by a Community Services Team of a rural mental health department. Appropriate strategies, a conceptualization of the community along power dimensions, a decision-making structure for…
Descriptors: Clinics, Community Health Services, Community Programs, Consultation Programs
McDavis, Roderick J.; Tucker, Carolyn M. – Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 1983
Discusses the use of public television as a means of providing mental health outreach services for the community. Describes a weekly program, "The Black Family," broadcast in Jacksonville, Florida, which focused on family relationships, social issues, and mental and physical health, using a call-in format that allowed viewer participation. (JAC)
Descriptors: Black Family, Community Services, Delivery Systems, Mental Health Programs
Sparks, Clifton T. – Journal of Non-White Concerns in Personnel and Guidance, 1980
Integrated schools, family income, and regional differences were not a factor in achievements of Black professionals. Most were educated by parents only and service rather than money was the basis of career choice. Those in helping professions should consider successful Blacks in developing a mental health model. (JAC)
Descriptors: Black Achievement, Black Culture, Blacks, Demography

Bruch, Monroe A.; Skovholt, Thomas M. – American Mental Health Counselors Association Journal, 1982
Discusses how Holland's typology of personality styles and person-environment interaction can serve as a framework for increasing adult male use of mental health services. Suggests counseling techniques which may be more suitable for males having a realistic personality style. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Counseling Techniques, Emotional Problems, Males

Zelman, William N.; And Others – Administration in Mental Health, 1982
Describes specific factors contributing to questionable validity and reliability of cost information used by mental health administrators. Presents a case study in which 17 different cost figures were derived for a single program using various methods currently employed. Discusses implications of nonuniform cost data. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Accounting, Cost Estimates, Decision Making, Mental Health Programs

Sandoval, Jonathan; Davis, John M. – Journal of School Psychology, 1984
Presents one position on consultation that integrates a theoretical model, a process model, and a curriculum for training school-based mental health consultants. Elements of the proposed curriculum include: ethics, relationship building, maintaining rapport, defining problems, gathering data, sharing information, generating and supporting…
Descriptors: Consultation Programs, Counselor Role, Counselor Training, Curriculum

Fyfe, Bill – Personnel and Guidance Journal, 1980
Presents a counseling and human sexuality course model that provides counselors with an information base in human sexuality and assists them in exploring the emotional aspects of sexuality. Human sexuality is a vital aspect of personal development. (Author)
Descriptors: Counseling Techniques, Counselor Attitudes, Counselor Training, Counselors

Menolascino, Frank J.; Potter, Jane F. – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 1989
Examines both the methods and the reasons for ensuring that rural populations of elderly mentally retarded citizens receive modern psychiatric assistance and community support. Provides an overview of the models currently available for providing rural delivery of services to the elderly mentally retarded. (Author/TE)
Descriptors: Community Support, Mental Disorders, Mental Health Programs, Mental Retardation
Bradham, Douglas D.; Chico, Innette Mary – 1986
Florida's District 12 Veterans Administration (VA) wanted to deliver medical case-management services to veterans not receiving home-based services due to the geographic restrictions of the VA's Hospital-Based Home Care Program. The Florida Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services (HRS) desired to demonstrate the effectiveness of nurse…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Caregiver Training, Caregivers, Coordination
Green, John O. – 1980
This paper provides a model to assist local program planners, administrators, and other decisionmakers in the assessment of local drug abuse conditions and problems. The model presents data on which to base everyday judgments about drug abuse, to plan for drug abuse services, and to allocate limited resources on local levels. Drug abuse indicators…
Descriptors: Administrative Organization, Case Studies, Community Health Services, Data Collection
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