Long Term Care and Mental Health > Laws and Policy Issues

Ready
Subtopics:

Learning Objectives:

Undergraduates should be able to 
  1. Describe the legal and regulatory requirements for mental health care providers
  2. Describe federal and state laws and regulations governing mental health financing and payment
  3. Describe the legal rights of individuals diagnosed with mental illnesses.
  4. Describe the responsibilities of family members of those with mental illnesses, including legal guardianship
Graduate students should also be able to
  1. Juxtapose government versus private obligations related to mental health care
  2. Contrast patient’s rights with societal rights and obligations
  3. Evaluate compromises to ethical behavior on the part of mental health providers in balancing the rights of individuals with mental illness and the protection of society
  4. Assess parity between mental health services and acute care services, including financing
Created By: Gerod Blue 12-04-2012
Last Updated By: Gerod Blue 12-04-2012
0 comments
0 Views
0 revisions
 

Related Links

No Related Resource entered.