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Management of consultation and education programs in the community mental health center

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Consultation and education (C and E) is often seen as a program to be “absorbed” rather than a program to be “managed.” This paper suggests a framework for conceputalizing consultation and education activity within the context of sound management principles. Emphasis is given to the relationship of the C and E function and the community mental health center as a whole. This is followed by a review of basic management functions and how they apply to C and E programming. Special issues, such as record keeping, staffing, staff development, marketing, budgeting, and finance are discussed with the assumption that C and E can be an essentially self-supporting concept.

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  1. Merrill F. Raber M.S.W., Ph.D.
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Raber, M.F. Management of consultation and education programs in the community mental health center. Administration in Mental Health 12, 89–109 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00818773

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