Open AccessA Healthy New World: Emergent Opportunities for Clinical Psychologists in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Author(s) -
Beidas Rinad S.,
Manderscheid Ronald W.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical psychology: science and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.285
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1468-2850
pISSN - 0969-5893
DOI - 10.1111/cpsp.12067
Subject(s) - patient protection and affordable care act , health care , psychology , public relations , mental health , key (lock) , health insurance , nursing , medicine , political science , psychotherapist , law , computer science , computer security
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ( ACA ) is radically transforming the health and mental healthcare landscape. Emergent opportunities exist for clinical psychologists to redefine their role in health care. We reflect on Chor, Olin, and Hoagwood ([Chor, K. H. B., 2014]) and present additional recommendations for consideration. Specifically, we highlight three points: (a) moving beyond just training and hoping; (b) recovery, not just symptom reduction; and (c) it's a healthy new world. Under each of these points, we suggest tactics for how to achieve these goals.