Guide for Mental Health & Addictions Professionals

This Guide provides resources and information for those working in psychiatry, chemical dependency, clinical social work and behavioral health. Before visiting the pages provided below, we suggest that you bookmark this page, so that you may find your way back here whenever you wish.

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Web Resources

Academy for Eating Disorders (AED)
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders
American Anorexia Bulimia Association
American Assoc. of Community Psychiatrists
American Assoc. of Medical Review Officers
American Council on Alcoholism (ACA)
American Managed Behavioral Healthcare Assoc. (AMBHA)
American Psychiatric Assoc. (APA)
American Psychiatric Nurses Assoc.
American Psychological Assoc.
American Society for Geriatric Psychiatry
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Anxiety Disorder Assoc. of America (ADAA)
Anxiety-Panic Internet Resource - info & online resources, including news
Assoc. for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare
Commission on Accreditation of Rehab. Facilities (CARF)
Data, Trends, Benchmarks, Stats, Directories - locate healthcare data
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
Employee Assistance Professionals Association (EAPA)
Gift Ideas for your valued physicians, associates & leaders
Institute of Alcohol Studies - UK
Internet Mental Health - encyclopedia put together by psychiatrist, includes meds
Jobs in Mental Health - check out current job openings
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO)
Medications - info regarding numerous psychotropics
Mental Health Knowledge Exchange Network - from SAMSHA
Mental-Health-Matters.com - info about many MH topics
Mental Wellness.com - consumer-oriented mental health info
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP)
National Assoc. of Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Counselors
National Assoc. of Psychiatric Health Systems (NAPHS)
National Assoc. of Social Workers
National Center for PTSD
National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH)
National Institute on Alcoholism & Alcohol Abuse (NIAAA)
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence - formerly NCA, now NCADD
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Mental Health Assoc.
National Mental Illness Screening Project
Psychotherapy Finances - articles for practitioners
Resources for Mental Health & Aging - tools for professionals
Schizophrenic.com - loads of resources
Selfhelp Magazine - electronic mag for patients
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA)
World Federation for Mental Health - non-gov org working to advance global MH

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Behavioral Health, Psychiatry & Social Work Management Books

We have made it our goal to collect the very best titles for you here - so that you may access them all in one place. For your convenience, you may also purchase any of these books through Amazon.com. If you wish to buy a particular book, you simply add it to your shopping cart after you learn about the book by following its link. You may also prefer to simply browse these books at your leisure, without purchasing. Before exploring the books below, which shall open in new windows, please go ahead and bookmark this page first. That way, you will be able to return here easily anytime you wish.

101 Careers in Social Work - Dec 2008
Accreditation Process Guide for Behavioral Health Care - The Joint Commission
Accreditation - please see our Compliance Resources here
(The) Addiction Counselor's Documentation Sourcebook, 2e - 2005
(The) Addiction Progress Notes Planner, 3e - Jul 2009 New!
Addiction Treatment Homework Planner, 3e - May 2009 New!
(The) Addiction Treatment Planner, 4e - May 2009 New!
Becoming an Effective Supervisor: Workbook for Psychotherapists - Apr 2000
Behavioral Healthcare Informatics: Practical Guide for the Clinician - Mar 2006
Billing & Reimbursement - please see our finance & accounting resources
Building Your Ideal Private Practice: A Guide for Therapists - 2000
Casebook for Clinical Supervision: A Competency-based Approach - APA, Jun 2008 New!
(The) Clinical Documentation Sourcebook: Mental Health Practice, 3e - 2005
Clinical Supervision: A Competency-Based Approach - May 2004
Clinical Supervision: A Handbook for Practitioners - Aug 2003
Clinical Supervision in the Helping Professions - 2002
Clinical Supervision: What to Do & How to Do It - 2003
Coding Books - please go to coding resources page
Coding & Billing: Behavioral Health - MMI, Contexo, current edition New!
Coding & Payment Guide: Behavioral Health Services - current editions New!
Complete Mental Health Directory - current edition
Compliance Books - please see our Law & Compliance Resources here
Complying with CMS' Psychosocial Guidance - HCPro, Feb 2007
Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Behavioral Health Care (CAMBHC) - The Joint Commission New!
CPT Handbook for Psychiatrists, 3e - Apr 2004
Customer Service Books - please see our quality improvement resources
Directory of Healthcare Recruiters - always current New!
Documentation & Reimbursement for Behavioral Healthcare - AHIMA, Mar 2005
Documentation in Supervision: Focused Risk Management Supervision System - 2002
DSM-IV-TR Casebook, 4e - APA, Jan 2002
DSM-IV-TR Casebook & Treatment Guide for Child Mental Health - APA, May 2009 New!
DSM-IV-TR Guidebook - APA, Apr 2004
DSM-IV-TR Mental Disorders: Diagnosis, Etiology & Treatment - June 2004
DSM-IV-TR, Text Revision, 4e - APA, 2000
(The) Effective Health Care Supervisor, 6e - Sep 2006
Elder Mistreatment: Abuse, Neglect & Exploitation - 2002
Entering Private Practice: A Handbook for Psychiatrists - Sep 2005
Essentials of Private Practice: Streamlining Costs, Procedures & Policies - Jan 2005
Ethical & Legal Issues for Mental Health Professionals: A Comprehensive Handbook - 2005
Ethical Reasoning for Mental Health Professionals - Jan 2006
Ethics & Reform - please see our full collection of ethics resources
Finance & Reimbursement - please see our billing & accounting resources
Fundamentals of Clinical Supervision, 4e - Sep 2008
Fundamentals of Psychiatric Treatment Planning, 2e - APA, Mar 2003
Generating Wealth in the Mental Health Profession: Sales Principles and Strategies - Oct 2008
Getting Started in Private Practice: The Complete Guide to Building Your Mental Health Practice - Oct 2004
(The) Group Therapy Treatment Planner - Jan 2005
Group Medical Appointments (GMAs) - Apr 2006
Haimann's Healthcare Management - newest edition
Handbook for the New Health Care Manager, 2e - 2000
Handbook of Mental Health Administration & Management - Nov 2002
Handbook of Psychiatric Measures, 2e - Jan 2008
Health Care Ethics for Psychologists - Aug 2004
(The) Health Care Manager's Human Resources Handbook - current
(The) HIPAA Compliance Kit: Psychotherapeutic Practice - Apr 2005
How to Build a Thriving Fee-for-Service Practice - 1999
Human Resources - please see our personnel resources
Improving Mental Health Care: Commitment to Quality - APA, 2002
Improving Mental Healthcare: Guide to Quality Improvement - APA, Nov 2005
Improving the Quality of Health Care for Mental & Substance-Use Conditions - Mar 2006
(The) Indispensable Health Care Manager - 2002
Interventions Following Mass Violence & Disasters: Strategies for Mental Health - Jan 2006
Law - please see our compliance & accreditation resources
Lean - please see our performance improvement resource page
Legal Books - please see our compliance & accreditation resources
Malpractice Books - please see our Law & Compliance Resources here
Managing Clinical Supervision: Ethical Practice & Legal Risk Management - 2001
Mastering the Financial Dimension of Your Practice - Aug 2004
Medical Records - please see our health information management resources
Money & Outpatient Psychiatry: Practice Guidelines - May 2005
New Handbook Of Counseling Supervision, 2e - Aug 2005
Nurse's Handbook of Behavioral & Mental Health Drugs, 3e - Sep 2008
Nursing - please review our nursing management books
Observation Status: Guide to Compliant Site of Service Designations - Oct 2006
(The) Paper Office: Ethically, Legally, Profitably, 4e - Sep 2008
Patient Safety Books - please see our risk management resources
Patient Satisfaction Books - please see our quality improvement resources
PDR Drug Guide for Mental Health Professionals, 3e - Oct 2007
PDR Guide to Pediatric & Adolescent Mental Health - Jan 2009
Personality Disorders - Apr 2005
(The) Portable Ethicist for Mental Health Professionals, with HIPAA Update, 2e - Jun 2008
(The) Portable Lawyer for Mental Health Professionals, 2e - Apr 2004
(The) Portable Mentor: Expert Guide to a Successful Career in Psychology - Jun 2008
Primary Care Consultant: The Next Frontier for Psychologists - APA, Feb 2005
Psychiatry in Law / Law in Psychiatry, 2e - Mar 2009
(The) Quality Handbook for Health Care Organizations: Tools & Programs - 2004
Quality Improvement - please see our quality & customer service resources
Regulations - please see our compliance & accreditation resources
Restraint and Seclusion: Model for Eliminating Use in Healthcare - Jun 2005
Resumes for Social Service Careers - 2006
Risk Management - please see our safety & patient safety resources
Service Line Success: Eight Essential Rules - ACHE, newest edition
Six Sigma - please see our performance improvement resource page
(The) Social Services Guide for Long-Term Care - May 2007
Social Work Career Development: A Handbook for Job Hunting - NASW, 2005
Standards for Behavioral Health Care (SBHC) - The Joint Commission, 2006-2007
Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences, 8e - Dec 2008
(The) Successful Therapist - Aug 2005
Suicide Prevention: Toolkit for Implementing National Patient Safety Goal - The Joint Commission, May 2008
Suicide Risk Assessment FAQs: A Guide to Compliance with National Patient Safety Goal - HCPro, Oct 2008
Suicide Risk Assessment: Strategies & Tools for Joint Commission Compliance - HCPro, Mar 2007
Supervision in Social Work, 4e - 2002
Technology - please see our information & technology resources
Therapeutic & Legal Issues for Therapists Who Have Survived Client Suicide - Jun 2005
(The) Therapist's Advertising & Marketing Kit - 2002
Tracking Mental Health Outcomes - 2001
Twelve Months to Your Ideal Private Practice: A Workbook - Oct 2003
(The) Well-Managed Mental Health Practice: Guide to a Successful Practice, Group, or Clinic - Jul 2007
Writing & Defending Your Expert Report - Jan 2002
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