Behavioral health shows up everywhere in case management: acute care, post-acute placement, chronic disease management, emergency department screenings, and across the transitions of care. Yet many case managers report they were never taught the practical “how” of behavioral health assessment, diagnosis, documentation, crisis response, or short-term intervention in a way that fits the pace and demands of real-world practice. An innovative new authoritative desk reference and academic-ready text closes this vital gap.
Behavioral Health for Case Management by Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick was developed to inform and empower the interprofessional workforce. The author’s sixth text was crafted specifically for nurse case managers, social work case managers, and other case management professionals across practice settings. This book provides the tools, language, and guidance for professionals to effectively intervene with patients who have behavioral health conditions, even if behavioral health is not their primary specialty. The book’s Foreword by Dr. Ronald Hirsch adeptly makes the case for proactive attention to behavioral health within primary care.
Case managers and their leaders will reap the text’s varied benefits, whether for use to:
- Adopt as required reading in academic coursework
- Apply dedicated conversation maps across behavioral health conditions
- Ascertain relevant quality metrics and benchmarking data
- Clarify reimbursement and payment models
- Comprehend how trauma factors into behavioral health conditions
- De-escalate and manage challenging situations in the moment
- Identify regulatory requirements and practices
- Identify resources specific to your patient population and practice setting
- Identify short-term behavioral health interventions and techniques
- Interview patients and their families
- Onboard case managers
- Prepare for case management certification exams
- Review diagnostic data and demographics
- Screen and assess common behavioral health conditions
- Understand and distinguish industry-related terms
Behavioral Health or Case Management has three sections to bolster the reader’s behavioral health practice foundation:
- Section 1: Bolster Your Foundation
- Section 2: Behavioral Health Conditions and Management
- Section 3: The Treatment Process
Case scenarios and critical thinking questions provide direct application of the learning. A robust index rounds out the valuable intel provided by this text!
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BIO: Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick is an award-winning industry author, educator, and industry thought leader who focuses on health equity, integrated care, interprofessional ethics, professional case management, quality, and trauma-informed education and leadership.
Dr. Fink-Samnick is a faculty member, academic advisor, IRB coordinator, and CP Lead for Cummings Graduate Institute of Behavioral Health Studies. She is also an adjunct faculty member of George Mason University College of Public Health and has served in national leadership and consultant roles across the industry