The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook: A Comprehensive Collection of Mental Health Practice Forms, Handouts, and Records (PracticePlanners) - Softcover

Wiger, Donald E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471326925 ISBN 13: 9780471326922

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 1999

Synopsis

This Second Edition of a successful clinical resource provides mental health professionals with a full arsenal of forms, checklists, and clinical records essential to effective practice management in the managed care era. The paperwork required when providing mental health services in the current era of third–party accountability can be quite daunting. This updated and revised second edition provides sample forms for each step of the treatment process (from intake, to diagnosis and treatment, through discharge and outcomes assessment).

About this title

About the Author

Donald E. Wiger, PhD, is a psychologist with a successful private practice. He teaches graduate courses at the Minnesota School of Professional Psychology. Through his company, CPS Seminars, he also conducts workshops training other mental health professionals in psychological assessment and clinical documentation.

From the Back Cover

All the forms, handouts, and records a mental health professional needs to meet the documentation requirements of the managed care era

The paperwork required when providing mental health services in the current era of third–party accountability continues to mount. This updated and revised Second Edition keeps today′s mental health professionals on top of all the latest developments by providing a full arsenal of forms, checklists, and clinical records essential to effectively manage a practice.

From intake to diagnosis and treatment through discharge and outcomes assessment, The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook offers sample forms for every stage of the treatment process. Expanded by 30% from the first edition, the book now includes 30 fully completed forms as well as 36 ready–to–copy blank forms that are also provided on disk so they may be easily customized. With The Clinical Documentation Sourcebook you′ll spend less time on paperwork and more time with clients.

• Ready–to–use blank forms, handouts, and records make it easy to satisfy the paperwork demands of HMOs, insurers, and regulatory agencies
• Completed copies of forms illustrate the exact type of information required
• Clear, concise explanations of the purpose of each form including when it should be used, with whom, and at what point
• Forms may be copied from the book or customized on the included disk

Edition details

• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471326925
• ISBN 13: 9780471326922
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 304