Managed Care

  Using the "Brief Psychotherapy" article in the Topic Materials, discuss how managed care has impacted the development of and current requirements associated with conducting group therapy. What are the most significant steps the mental health leader might take to ensure that both the requirements of managed care are met as well as the needs of the patient? Why are these significant? 1. Needed: Skills for Leading Group Therapy Sessions and Working with Managed Care Read: Dittmann, M. (2012). Needed: Skills for leading group therapy sessions and working with managed care. https://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2003/05/grouptherapy.aspx 2. Reducing Adverse Outcomes and the Ethical Practice of Group Psychotherapy AGPA Publications. (2007). Reducing Adverse Outcomes and the Ethical Practice of Group Psychotherapy. Scroll down the page to find the article. https://www.agpa.org/home/practice-resources/practice-guidelines-for-group-psychotherapy