Provision of mental health counseling services under TRICARE / Committee on the Qualificaitons of Professionals Providing Mental Health Counseling Services under TRICARE, Board on the Health of Select Populations, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.) Committee on the Qualifications of Professionals Providing Mental Health Counseling Services Under TRICARE., Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on the Qualifications of Professionals Providing Mental Health Counseling Services Under TRICARE.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Counseling.

Mental health services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (350 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Mental health counseling services under TRICARE

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In this book, the IOM makes recommendations for permitting independent practice for mental health counselors treating patients within TRICARE--the DOD's health care benefits program. This would change current policy, which requires all counselors to practice under a physician's supervision without regard to their education, training, licensure or experience"--Home p.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 TRICARE Beneficiaries and Mental Health Issues in Military Families""; ""3 Requirements Related to the Practice of Counseling""; ""4 Independent and Supervised Practice of Counselors in Other Health-Care Systems""; ""5 Research Regarding the Determinants of High-Quality Mental Health Care""; ""6 Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Public Meeting Agendas""; ""Appendix B: Additional Demographic Information on the TRICARE Beneficiary Population""

""Appendix C: Definition of Terms Used in This Report""""Appendix D: Excerpts from 32 CFR 199.6: Selected Subsections Regarding the Practice of Authorized Mental Health Providers Under TRICARE""; ""Appendix E: Excerpts from Army Regulation 40-68: Selected Subsections Regarding the Scope of Practice and Supervision of Licensed Counselors""; ""Appendix F: Case Summary Illustrating the Complexity of Mental Health Issues in the Military Population""; ""Appendix G: State Laws and Regulations Regarding the Practice of Counselors as of November 2009""

""Appendix H: Biographic Sketches of Committee Members, Consultant, and Staff""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786612787270

9780309157193

0309157196

9781282787278

1282787276

9780309147675

0309147670

OCLC:

932320500