New staffing model reveals unintended consequences in public mental health clinics
Wednesday, March 9, 2016 - 14:20
in Psychology & Sociology
Community mental health clinics have been relying more on independent contractors to treat patients, largely for budgetary reasons. Many of these clinics have simultaneously been moving towards the greater use of evidence-based psychosocial practices, broadly defined as talk therapies that are informed by rigorous research as well as clinician expertise and patient preferences. A new study suggests that these two trends may be in conflict.