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Issues in mental health management and administration
Author(s) -
Beaver William T.
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198001)8:1<54::aid-jcop2290080110>3.0.co;2-x
Subject(s) - mental health , theme (computing) , psychology , administration (probate law) , case management , process (computing) , medical education , medicine , psychotherapist , political science , psychiatry , computer science , law , operating system
Administrators and middle managers from six CMHCs in Tennessee and Alabama were interviewed during site visits for the purpose of determining the main issues in mental health management. A step‐by‐step conceptual methodology was followed to process the field notes and interview responses. The views of a senior‐level management professor specializing in mental health management and a senior‐level professor in community psychology were used to further interpret and refine the results of this investigation. Although many diverse issues surfaced, an integrating theme emerged in the form of a need for management to motivate and inspire CMHC staff to a sense of mission.