This course is an overview of service delivery methods for Adults in Mental Health. The article reviews the key areas of mental health service delivery most widely utilized. Written by experts in the field, the article covers professional services as well as self-help and advocacy programs. Finally, it identifies trends and empirical evidence regarding these delivery methods. This allows the practitioner to identify the best service delivery methods for their clients. This course is based on a portion of chapter four of a publication by the Surgeon General’s office entitled; Mental Health: A report by the Surgeon General. The report is also on the SAMSHA website. Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General.
This publication provides excellent information for the mental health professional, especially for those clinicians who work with adults and provides the practitioner with a great deal of much needed information. The course is targeted for beginning and intermediate practitioners.
Psychologists, social workers, mental health counselors, and marriage and family therapists can benefit from this course on service delivery for adults. This course may also be helpful for dieticians and nutritionists who work with psychiatric populations. This course is appropriate for beginning, intermediate and advanced level practitioners who wish to develop additional knowledge in the area of service delivery and adults.
Author: Surgeon General
Learning Objectives: This course will provide the practitioner with an overview of service delivery for adults. Specifically, a professional will:
· Identify several methods of delivering mental health services to adults in need.
· Describe self-help and advocacy programs for adults in need of mental health services.
· Recognize some of the social issues regarding adults in need of mental health services.
Citation: Surgeon General. Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General. Chapter 4 Adults and Mental Health. Bethesda (MD): US Department of Health and Human Services.
Credits: 1
Exam Fee: $11.00
Format: Online
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Exam Questions for Adults and Mental Health - Providing Services
1. In which of the following areas have assertive community treatment and similar models of intensive case management shown the strongest effectiveness? Employment Improvement in substance abuse problems Reduction in inpatient service use Social integration 2. Which of the following ethnic groups tends to have disproportionate numbers in psychiatric inpatient units relative to their representation in the general population? African Americans and Hispanic Americans African Americans and Native Americans Asian Americans and African Americans Hispanic Americans and Native Americans 3. The most successful models of treating a combination of substance abuse and severe mental illness include all the following EXCEPT: Assertive outreach Case management Group interventions Psychosocial rehabilitation 4. Which type of service has shown the greatest success in helping the mentally disabled achieve employment? Assertive community treatment Inpatient hospitalization Psychosocial rehabilitation services Substance abuse treatment 5. Studies have shown that, in order to show improvement, participants in self-help groups need to attend meetings at least once a month for a minimum of 1 year 2 years 6 months 10 months 6. Studies comparing case management programs run by consumers with those run by non-consumers showed Equal effectiveness Greater effectiveness with consumer-run programs Greater effectiveness with non-consumer-run programs Inconclusive results 7. Which of the following social issues is the highest priority for people with severe mental illness? Employment Health benefits Housing Income 8. Upon what do most people with severe mental illness rely upon to cover their therapeutic services? Medicare, Medicaid, and other government programs Pensions Subsidization from affluent family members Well-paying employment or supportive employers
Adults and Mental Health - Providing Services 
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