All the forms, handouts, and records you need to meet the paperwork requirements of the managed care era In an era of third-party accountability, your professional survival could hinge on your ability to comply with the documentation requirements of insurers and regulatory agencies. Written by an experienced clinician who has trained thousands of mental health professionals in effective clinical documentation, this sourcebook helps you minimize the potential for billing disputes–or worse–by arming you with the full retinue of required forms, checklists, and records. An indispensable resource for mental health professionals working in inpatient, partial hospitalization, day treatment, and/or residential treatment programs, The Continuum of Care Clinical Documentation Sourcebook is the only book that brings together sample documents covering all stages of treatment–from intake and admission to outcome assessment. 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

This valuable resource makes it easier than ever for clinicians to create formal treatment plans that satisfy all the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal review agencies. Focusing on psychological problems that require treatment in inpatient, partial hospitalization, or intensive outpatient settings, this planner provides treatment planning components for 35 serious adult and adolescent behavioral disorders. Following the user-friendly format found in the bestselling The Complete Psychotherapy Treatment Planner, it helps to prevent treatment plan rejection by insurers and HMOs, and brings heightened focus to the treatment process. Provides behavioral definitions, long- and short-term goals and objectives, therapeutic interventions, and DSM-IV diagnoses for serious mental disorders in adults and adolescents Organized by 35 major presenting problems and containing morethan 1,000 polished treatment plan components Designed for quick reference—treatment plan components can be created from behavioral problem or DSM-IV diagnosis Features a workbook format that offers plenty of space torecord customized goals, objectives, and interventions Provides a thorough introduction to treatment planning, plus asample plan that can be emulated in writing plans that meet allrequirements of third-party payers and accrediting agencies,including the JCAHO.

CONTENIDO: Addictions - Adoption - Anger Problems - Anxiety - Behavioral Problems in Children and Adolescents - Bipolar Disorder - Blaming - Blended Families - Child Sexual Abuse - Communication Problems - Death/Loss Issues - Depression - Disillusionment with Family Ties - Divorce/Separation - Eating Disorders - External Activities Affecting Family Role - Family Business Conflicts - Family-of-Origin Interference - Foster Care - Geographic Relocation - Inheritance Disputes - Interracial Family Problems - Intolerance/Defensiveness - Jealousy/Insecurity - Life Threatening/Chronic Illness - Multiple-Birth Dilemmas - Pervasive Developmental Disorders - Physical Disabilities - Religious/Spiritual Conflicts - Schizophrenia - School Problems - Sexual Preferences - Suicide Attempts - Unwanted/Unplanned Pregnancies.

The School Counseling and School Social Work Treatment Planner provides 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 review agencies. Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans for student clients Organized around 30 main presenting problems, from depression and abandonment issues to truancy, substance abuse, family instability, and others Over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements describe the behavioral manifestations of each relational problem, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and educational interventions Easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem or DSM-IV-TR(TM) diagnosis Includes a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payers and accrediting agencies (including HCFA, JCAHO, and NCQA)

The Family Therapy Progress Notes Planner contains completeprewritten session and patient presentation descriptions for eachbehavioral problem in The Family Therapy Treatment Planner.The prewritten progress notes can be easily and quickly adapted tofit a particular client need or treatment situation. Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers thefreedom to develop customized progress notes Organized around 38 main presenting problems that range fromfamily business conflicts and inheritance disputes to alcoholabuse, physical/verbal/psychological abuse, and religious/spiritualconflicts Features over 1,000 prewritten progress notes (summarizingpatient presentation, themes of session, and treatmentdelivered) Provides an array of treatment approaches that correspond withthe behavioral problems and DSM-IV-TR(TM) diagnostic categories inThe Family Therapy Treatment Planner Offers sample progress notes that conform to the requirementsof most third-party payors and accrediting agencies, including theJCAHO and the NCQA

The Special Education Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal education treatment plans that take the educational professional a step further past the writing of goals for Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). The educational treatment plan process assists the professional in identifying interventions and communicating to others the specific method, means, format, and/or creative experience by which the student will be assisted in attaining IEP goals. Offers the freedom to develop customized educational treatment plans for children and adolescents who have special learning needs Organized around 29 main educational disabilities, from learning disabilities and emotional/mental impairment to ADHD, chronic health issues, autism, and others Over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements describe the behavioral manifestations of each educational disability, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and educational interventions Easy-to-use reference format helps locate educational treatment plan components by disability

The Psychopharmacology Treatment Planner provides all theelements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatmentplans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies,third-party payors, and state and federal review agencies. * Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers thefreedom to develop customized treatment plans for clients whosetherapy includes psychotropic drugs * Organized around 28 main presenting problems regularly treatedwith a combination of psychotropic and psychotherapeuticinterventions or treatment modalities, from ADHD, dementia, andsubstance abuse to antisocial behavior, bipolar disorders, andmore * Over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements describe thebehavioral manifestations of each relational problem, long-termgoals, short-term objectives, and clinically tested treatmentoptions * Easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plancomponents by behavioral problem or DSM-IV-TR(TM) diagnosis * Includes a sample treatment plan that conforms to therequirements of most third-party payors and accrediting agencies(including HCFA, JCAHO, and NCQA)