Conclusion
The author's experience at Desert Counseling Clinic supports the conclusion that a properly designed incentive plan can work to the advantage of a clinic or mental health center, it's staff, and the community. No single plan can be upheld as ideal, since needs will differ markedly from one setting to another. However, details of Desert Counseling Clinic's plan can be found in the reference cited below.
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Hicks, R.Y. Problems and issues in the design of an incentive plan for outpatient therapists. Paper presented at the 1983 Annual Meeting of the Association of Mental Health Administrators. September, 1983. Available from Desert Counselling Clinic, 814 N. Norma Street, Ridgecrest, CA 93555.
Hosick, J.F. An incentive system for outpatient therapists: A private practice model that works! JOURNAL oF MENTAL HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, Spring 1983, Vol. 10, No. 1, 19–22
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Hicks, Richard Y., Ph.D.—is the Administrator of Desert Counseling Clinic, the principal provider of mental health services for eastern Kern County, California. He has worked in the field of mental health administration for about eleven years as an administrator, program planner and program evaluator. He has also done work in clinical psychology and human experimental psychology.
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Hicks, R.Y. Designing an incentive plan for outpatient therapists. Journal of Mental Health Administration 11, 53–56 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02829032
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