Essentials of Treatment Planning - (Essentials of Psychological Assessment) 2nd Edition by Mark E Maruish (Paperback)

About the Book

"Essentials of Treatment Planning presents the nuts and bolts of proper treatment planning using the popular Essentials format. This indispensable guide for students and practitioners describes the importance of treatment planning, the patient and environmental variables to consider when developing a treatment plan, how to use test data in planning interventions, what to include in the plan, and how to monitor the plan throughout treatment. A helpful appendix includes specific instruments to assist in treatment planning and technology for successful interventions. A comprehensive case study illuminates treatment planning in action. *2nd edition will include a few new photographs and improved maps, environmental emphasis, revised/updated pedagogical boxes ("Pacific Profiles"), and updated references and Further Readings throughout"--

Book Synopsis

Essentials of Treatment Planning, Second Edition is an updated and easy-to-use guide to the development and use of treatment plans for behavioral health care patients. The book incorporates current research and developments in treatment planning that have occurred since the publication of the first edition. Designed as a nuts-and-bolts guide, the book covers essential material such as the role and benefits of treatment planning in a clinical setting, approaches for conducting comprehensive patient assessments, the use of assessment information to develop individual treatment plans, and strategies for ongoing evaluations and revisions of treatment plans.

Essentials of Treatment Planning, Second Edition explores how to develop and use treatment plans to strengthen the entire treatment process. An important component in documentation, accurate treatment plans provide myriad benefits, including: meeting the accountability criteria of insurers and behavioral health care organizations, enhancing efficient coordination of care with other health care professionals, and facilitating better communication with outside reviewers. In addition, behavioral health professionals--psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, mental health and substance use counselors, and others--may gain the added security of protection from certain types of litigation.

As part of the Essentials of Mental Health Practice series, the second edition of Essentials of Treatment Planning contains the information busy behavioral health professionals need to practice knowledgeably, efficiently, and ethically in today's behavioral health care environment. Each chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as "Test Yourself" questions that help gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

From the Back Cover

• A practical, atheoretical guide to effective behavioral health treatment planning for novice clinicians
• Expert advice facilitated by callout boxes of important information, "Test Yourself" questions, and an extended case example
• Conveniently formatted for rapid reference

A revised and up-to-date overview of better treatment planning and monitoring approaches for behavioral health care patients

Essentials of Treatment Planning, Second Edition is an updated and easy-to-use guide to the development and use of treatment plans for behavioral health care patients. The book incorporates current research and developments in treatment planning that have occurred since the publication of the first edition. Designed as a nuts-and-bolts guide, the book covers essential material such as the role and benefits of treatment planning in a clinical setting, approaches for conducting comprehensive patient assessments, the use of assessment information to develop individual treatment plans, and strategies for ongoing evaluations and revisions of treatment plans.

Essentials of Treatment Planning, Second Edition explores how to develop and use treatment plans to strengthen the entire treatment process. An important component in documentation, accurate treatment plans provide myriad benefits, including: meeting the accountability criteria of insurers and behavioral health care organizations, enhancing efficient coordination of care with other health care professionals, and facilitating better communication with outside reviewers. In addition, behavioral health professionals--psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical social workers, mental health and substance use counselors, and others--may gain the added security of protection from certain types of litigation.

As part of the Essentials of Psychological Assessment series, the second edition of Essentials of Treatment Planning contains the information busy behavioral health professionals need to practice knowledgeably, efficiently, and ethically in today's behavioral health care environment. Each chapter features numerous callout boxes highlighting key concepts, bulleted points, and extensive illustrative material, as well as "Test Yourself" questions that help gauge and reinforce your grasp of the information covered.

About the Author

MARK E. MARUISH is President of Southcross Consulting, Burnsville, MN, which offers consultation to the health care industry in the design and implementation of instrumentation and systems for measuring and improving the outcomes of behavioral health care interventions. He has written and edited numerous journal articles, book chapters, and books on clinical interviewing and the use of psychological testing for treatment planning and outcomes assessment. Also, Dr. Maruish has served as a Consulting Editor for both the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology and the Journal of Clinical Psychology.