medicine cabinets
behavioral medicine a social workers guide
p health care costs and the effective management of health care are of primary importance and concern to federal state and local governments . consequently it is necessary to develop innovative successful and integrated cost effective treatments and procedures . behavioral medicine presents a new model to address these needs . p behavioral medicine discusses the composition of effective psychosocial treatment and presents a cost analysis of social work and its services . by defining the problems that need to be addressed in health care costs and management applying research and using studies this text presents an effective model for health care organizations . it also presents a profile of the behavioral social worker which defines the abilities needed to be effective in the role and looks at the key impact areas for a behavioral health model . this is a comprehensive guide for social workers preparing to work in health care organizations and for existing social workers academics and practitioners of behavioral medicine in health settings .