Clinical Management in Mental Health Services

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.

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

Contributors	p. v
Foreword	p. ix
Introducing this book	p. 1
Leading a multidisciplinary team	p. 7
Managing workload in mental health services	p. 23
Clinical information management	p. 33
Budget management	p. 51
Managing critical incidents in clinical management in mental health services	p. 67
Public relations and communication	p. 80
Organisational changes towards recovery-oriented services	p. 94
Clinical supervision	p. 115
Performance appraisal and personal development	p. 128
Dealing with stress and burnout	p. 142
Quality improvement	p. 155
Evidence-based practice in mental health services: understanding the issues and supporting and sustaining implementation	p. 173
Index	p. 187
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Clinical Management in Mental Health Services

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