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Mental Health
We take Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance, including many HMOs, as payment for mental health services. Some insurances may require you to pay a deductible amount or a co-payment. Some mental health services are provided through contract with the county for people who qualify. Contact our office with your questions about mental health services that apply to you, or review the information on this website about our mental health programs.
With this service our readers can tune into a conversation about various topics of interest in mental health, to become better informed, and to offer information and opinion. Subject areas will range across the spectrum of mental health issues in America today. In this section we will present both scholarly papers and articles summarizing experience and opinion. These articles will be organized by topic. Topic areas will include a variety of broad subjects such as mental health administration, public sector mental health services, private sector mental health services, government funding of mental health services, models of practice, schools of thought, and other serious considerations within the field. Those who wish to contribute to this conversation may do so in two ways, one by offering articles for publication on this website, and two by offering comments to be posted on this website. (To submit an article for posting, click here; or choose an article below, or read on).
Topics in Mental Health
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Consumer Corner |
Mental Health Policy Issues |
| The articles in this section provide information on mental health diagnoses and treatment procedures. You can pick what article interests you. The purpose of these articles is to provide information that helps you understand better problems such as anxiety, depression, anger control, or major mental illness. Extending your knowledge of mental health problems and the forms of treatment can help you manage your life better. Successful treatment in mental health not only requires an understanding of the treatment procedure, but other kinds of investments by the person being treated. This section can help the person make the decisions that are important in achieving better outcomes. | The articles in this section cover many of the questions that have to be answered whenever programs are set up by agencies, or the government. We currently perform this task with mixed results. It would be nice if everyone could get better at this, but often the “debates” in the field consist of people talking past one another, or the questions remain silent. Explore these issues by reading these articles. |
PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IN WISCONSIN: BASIC SOCIAL CONTRACT
|For more information click this PDF
Consent for Treatment and Services
|Persons seeking outpatient mental health treatment can expect the following information from the clinic when they enroll:
1. The results of the assessment have been presented verbally and in writing on the Initial Assessment and Treatment Plan and questions have been answered.
Caught on the Horns of Dilemma
|Reasons for staying in the safety zone
Fear of being a bad person
Social stigma
Fear of retaliation
Loss of material assets
Skewing The FrameAre You Listening Or Just Reloading?
|I think in our rush to argue and dissent these days, we have lost the art of listening. By that, I mean listening to truly understand the other person, not listening to agree or disagree, but simply listening to understand.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Myths and Realities
|I was surprised. My first blog received so many responses, that I thought I would address a few concerns that were expressed. (They mirror the misconceptions I uncover when I give workshops on CBT to therapists who have not read the major CBT books or received formal training and supervision in CBT or watched DVDs of CBT therapy sessions).
Basic Triage Decisions in Services for Children and Families
|BASIC TRIAGE DECISIONS IN SERVICES
FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Jon S. Matthew
July, 2009
1. Regular ISP
2. Traditional services
3. Case management only
4. Emergency team
5. Irregular ISP
6. Information and referral only, after brief contact
7. No services at all
Quality of Services in Public Mental Health/Human Services Agencies
|PUBLIC MENTAL HEALTH /HUMAN SERVICES AGENCIES
Culture Wars in Public Sector Services
|Competing narratives held toward members of target groups served by public schools and public agenies
Changing Behavior Through an Integrated Service Approach
|CHANGING BEHAVIOR THROUGH AN INTEGRATED SERVICES APPROACH
Jon S. Matthew
November, 2006
Introduction
Outpatient Clinic Policy -- DHS 35
|OUTPATIENT CLINIC POLICY -- DHS 35
May, 2010
DHS 35.123 Staffing requirements for clinic.
The clinic has an assigned "clinic administrator" who is responsible for clinic operations. The clinic also has two or more licensed treatment professionals who combined are available to provide outpatient mental health services at least 60 hours per week. (See clinic staff roster)
The clinic has one branch office. The clinic provides services to all age groups.
DHS 35.13 Personnel policies.
Child Welfare and Mental Health: Cross-training and team process
|CHILD WELFARE AND MENTAL HEALTH: Cross-training and team process
Day 3
December 3, 2003
Green Lake, Wisconsin
SECRET DIARIES
Jon S. Matthew
Mental Health Services for Children and Adolescents
|MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
