Public and Private Behavioral health Sciences
Public and Private Behavioral health Sciences
1. Private
psychiatric hospitals have been in operation way before their public
counterparts. Public services developed out of the need to provide services to
those individuals who either did not have access to behavioral services or
lacked financial resources.
Read the
following journal articles from EBSCO host database or Behavioral Health
Management:
Bazemore, P. (2005, July). When state
hospitals were communities. Behavioral Health Management, 25(4), 10–12.
Oss, M. (2004, May). All roads lead to community-based
care. Behavioral Health Management, 24(2), 6.
QUESTION : “There is a difference in the mission and philosophy of care between
a public and a
private facility providing behavioral health services.”
Do you agree
or disagree with the above statement? How? Justify your answers with
appropriate research and
reasoning.
2. Search
the Internet using the key words “division of mental health, developmental
disabilities, and addictive diseases.” View the list of regional hospitals
provided under the heading Regional Hospitals Listing. Choose any one of the
psychiatric hospitals listed and review its organizational structure.
Next, search the
Internet to find a Web site on a local general services hospital and review its
organizational structure.
QUESTION : According to your understanding, are the organizational structures
of both types of hospitals
similar or different? How? Do you think a similar
organizational structure should be followed for all hospitals? Why? Justify
your answers with appropriate research and reasoning.
Make sure it is
on APA format. Cite any references on APA format.
