Abstract
Impending financial cutbacks motivated this center to implement a direct service model of operation in 1980. As a result, client fee income has risen dramatically in less than two years. This paper presents a brief overview of Tazwood Center, the different fee systems attempted here, and a description and evaluation of the direct service model. Administrative and clinical considerations are discussed.
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Robert Wilderman is Director of Clinical Services and James W. Mezzelo is Executive Director of Tazwood Center for Human Services, Inc., Pekin, Illinois. The order of authorship was determined by the flip of a coin.
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Wilderman, R., Mezzelo, J.W. Paving the road to financial security: The direct service model. Administration in Mental Health 11, 184–194 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00819530
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00819530