The Older Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner (PracticePlanners)

Frazer, Deborah W.; Hinrichsen, Gregory A.; Jongsma Jr., Arthur E.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0470551178 ISBN 13: 9780470551172

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, 2012

Like its predecessor, The TheraScribe Older Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Second Edition provides clinicians all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal agencies.

About the Author:

Arthur E. Jongsma, Jr., PhD, is the Series Editor for the bestselling Practice Planners®. Since 1971, he has provided professional mental health services to both inpatient and outpatient clients. He was the founder and director of Psychological Consultants, a group private practice in Grand Rapids, Michigan, for twenty–five years. He is the author or coauthor of over forty books and conducts training workshops for mental health professionals around the world.

Deborah W. Frazer, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who has worked with older adults for more than thirty years as a clinician, teacher, administrator, and consultant. Dr. Frazer is the author of more than thirty articles and book chapters related to work with older adults. She has written, taught, and developed programs in public, nonprofit, and corporate settings, and is currently an independent practitioner and consultant.

Gregory A. Hinrichsen, PhD, is a geropsychologist with thirty–five years of experience in the field of aging. During his career, he has provided clinical services to older adults, conducted gerontology research, directed geropsychology training programs, and contributed to aging public policy. Dr. Hinrichsen is Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

From the Back Cover:

The Bestselling treatment planning system for mental health professionals

The Older Adult Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, Second Edition provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third–party payors, and state and federal agencies.

• New edition features empirically supported, evidence–based treatment interventions

• Organized around 30 behaviorally based presenting problems including depression, unresolved grief, life role transition, and substance abuse

• Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions plus space to record your own treatment plan options

• Easy–to–use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem

• Includes a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third–party payors and accrediting agencies including CARF, The Joint Commission (TJC), COA, and the NCQA