1st Edition

Behavioral Medicine A Social Worker's Guide

By John S. Wodarski Copyright 2009
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

Health care costs and the effective management of health care are of primary importance and concern to federal, state, and local governments. Consequently, it is necessary to develop innovative, successful, and integrated cost-effective treatments and procedures. Behavioral Medicine presents a new model to address these needs. Behavioral Medicine discusses the composition of effective... Read more
1. Behavioral Medicine and Managed Care: Implications for Social Work Practice  2. The Integrated Service Delivery System  3. Managed Care, Assessment  Instruments, and Helping Professionals  4. Development of Managed Information Systems For Human Services: A Practical Guide  5. Psychosocial Treatment Configurations  6. Behavior Health: Adolescent  7. Adult Behavioral Health  8. Prevention: Cost Saving for Reducing Health Care Costs  Summary: Emerging Trends

Biography

John S. Wodarski is Professor at the College of Social Work, University of Tennessee.