In this one-of-a-kind handbook, Reid and Silver have combined the expertise of over thirty contributors, amassing exhaustive coverage of the fundamentals of administration and management in various types of mental health centres and disciplines. Covering the basic principles of administration, management, and leadership, this text addresses both the generic and unique topics of mental health organizations. The Handbook includes crucial information regarding many new management topics, such as information technology, current human resources policy and law, and modern funding streams. A special "Primer" section will ease those readers from primarily clinical backgrounds into their administrative roles whilereaders from management backgrounds will find within a broad introduction to the clinical issues that affect mental health care administrators and managers.

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Clinicians who understand mental health care administration in addition to their clinical fields are likely to be valuable to the organizations in which they work. This handbook is an accessible source of information for professionals coming from either clinical or management backgrounds. Sections offer coverage in: mental health administrative principles, mental health care management, business, finance and funding of care, information technology, human resources and legal issues.