THe title of the research paper will be the Current Issues in the Behavioral Healthcare System.
Your final paper is due for submission. The paper should adhere to the following guidelines:
The length of the paper should be eight to ten double spaced pages (not including the title and reference pages_.
The main sections should have a: title page, introduction, body of the paper (with subheadings), conclusion, and reference page
The paper must use the APA format for citing sources and references.
Your final paper introduction (one page) should include the following points:
An overview of the research paper
The purpose or objective of the research paper
THe body of the paper (five to six pages) should address each of the following toics using information learned in the course, in combination with outside references:
Based on your previous assignments and review of the literature, what are some of the major issues faced by today's behavioral healthcare system?
How have the current and future trends that are evolving in the industry addressed some of those issues?
Do you think there is a difference between the changing trends taking place in the private sector and that of public behavioral healthcare inpatient facilities?
Based on your understanding about behavioral health services and the populations being served by them, do you agree that both private and public organizations are able to provide the necessary clinical services?
Provide a rationale in support of your response.
In behavioral, outcomes are the established norm for measuring the cuccess or lack of services.
What are some of the major challenges in collecting the data needed to support and report behavioral health outcomes? Provide a reationale for your response.
Quality of care and services is an imortant part of an outcome-based strategy.
The objective behind maintaining and improving quality is to provide competent and efficient services to consumers.
In your opinion, do the current regulatory and accreditiation standards for the behavioral health industry help to meet that objective? How?
Your conclusion (one to two pages) should include the following points:
What conclusions can you draw from your research that would demonstrate the role played by behavioral health in the healthcare industry?
What changes would you like to bring to today's behavioral healthcare system in order to resolve the current issues identified?
Based on your literature review, if you were asked to conduct a formal research project on any of the topics discussed in the research paper, what would your choice be and why?