Assignment: Behavioral Health

Assignment: Behavioral Health

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Assignment: Behavioral Health

The perspective of community in behavioral health services has changed over the last several decades. It has evolved from isolation to being community-operated services.

Read the following articles from the EBSCO host database:

  • Ahr, P. (2005, January). Community mental health principles: A 40-year        casestudy. Behavioral Health Management, 25(1), 15–17.
  • Bazemore, P. (2005, July). When state hospitals were communities.Behavioral Health Management, 25(4), 10–12.
  • Oss, M. (2004, May). All roads lead to community-based care.Behavioral Health Management, 24(2), 6.
  • Edwards, D. J. (2005). The Behavioral Health Industry. Behavioral Health |Management, 25

    (3), 49.

Review the articles to create a synopsis on the perspective of community in behavioral health services. In the synopsis, make sure to include the following pointers:

  • Compare and contrast the differences between the isolation principles of institutional care and the present-day community-based services.
  • Analyze whether community-based services provide better care and treatment for those diagnosed with persistent mental illness. Provide a rationale for your response.
  • Analyze whether there is a purpose behind providing institutional care to individuals diagnosed with persistent mental illness. Provide a rationale for your response. Submit your synopsis in a two- to three-page Microsoft Word document.  Cite any sources you use using the APA format on a separate page.

ESSAY GUIDELINES -:

Write a 1000-1500-word essay addressing each of the following points. Be sure to completely answer all the questions for each bullet point. There should be two main sections, one for each bullet below. Separate each section in your paper with a clear heading that allows your professor to know which bullet you are addressing in that section of your paper.

Support your ideas with at least three (3) sources using citations in your essay. Make sure to cite using the APA writing style for the essay. The cover page and reference page in correct APA do not count towards the minimum word amount. Review the rubric criteria for this assignment.

Length: 1000-1500 words; answers must thoroughly address the prompts in a clear, concise manner.

Evaluation Criteria for Paper

(10%) Resources used as rationale for approaches and as sources of content

_____ 5. (20%) write paper in a scholarly manner
(4%) Format includes title page, body of paper, & reference page, with pages numbered

_____ 5. (20%) Write the Paper in a scholarly manner
(4%) Format includes title page, body of paper, & reference page, with pages numbered