Administration in mental health

, Volume 8, Issue 3, pp 177–184 | Cite as

The mental health administrator as organizational consultant

  • William Hausman
  • Harry Prosen
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Abstract

The mental health administrator is frequently in a position to serve as a consultant to other mental health organizations. This paper illustrates some of the principles of consultation, describing a year-long consultation to a department of psychiatry under new leadership. The aspects of consultation described include: (1) the consultation request; (2) the orientation of consultant and consultee; (3) the consultation contract; and (4) the consultation process.

Keywords

Public Health Mental Health Consultation Process Health Administrator Organizational Consultant 
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© Human Sciences Press 1981

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  • William Hausman
  • Harry Prosen

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