A pragmatic approach to mental health aftercare and partial hospitalization. Soc Work Health Care 1979;4(4):431-43
Date
01/01/1979Pubmed ID
227122DOI
10.1300/J010v04n04_06Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0018614523 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Over recent years, there has been increased attention to providing viable community-based alternatives to inpatient psychiatric care. Although there is increased demand for aftercare or daycare social/psychological community treatment, funding sources also mandate more clearcut and precise demonstrations of therapeutic and program effectiveness. This paper describes a pragmatic new approach to daycare for the emotionally disturbed. The central aspects of this approach are: the behavioral identification of clearcut psychosocial treatment goals, contractual negotiation of treatment plans, a skill remediation approach to treatment and objective evaluation of client improvement. By adopting practical and individually-tailored treatment goals and modalities, and by incorporating objective evaluative criteria into a daycare program's treatment components, it is possible to more accurately assess client improvement.
Author List
Kelly JA, Patterson J, Snowden EEAuthor
Jeffrey A. Kelly PhD Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AftercareDay Care, Medical
Hospitalization
Humans
Individuality
Mental Disorders
Methods
Occupational Therapy
Patient Care Planning
Psychotherapy, Group
