Patient satisfaction with manualized versus standard interventions in a managed care context
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Issues concerning the manner in which managed care health plans deliver mental health services are examined, focusing on new treatment guidelines under managed care and client satisfaction compared to traditional mental health services. Topics include standardized group treatment, unstructured individual therapy, the need for empirical studies to underlie choice of treatment, the manner in which social work students should be educated about treatment options, and the importance of client self-determination.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2001
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The status of community organizing in 2001: community practice context, complexities, contradictions, and contributions
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This article examines the growing need for social work professionals. The author argues that with the growth of community organizations and community practice skilled and well educated social work professionals are needed to assess the impact of the recent economic boom, focusing on the people left out and the inclusive and thriving communities that resulted.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2001
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The context and process for performance evaluations: Necessary preconditions for the use of performance evaluations as a measure of performance-A critique of Perry
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A critique of Dr. Robin Perry's article "Do social workers make better child welfare workers that non-social workers?" is presented. There is no logic presented for using the prediction of performance on performance evaluations hence the findings are not acceptable.
Publication Name: Research on Social Work Practice
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 1049-7315
Year: 2006
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