The Couple and Family in Managed Care or E Business Technologies

The Couple and Family in Managed Care: Assessment, Evaluation and Treatment

Author: Dennis A A Bagarozzi

This new book provides both the details and the "big picture" of assessing marital and family systems within the modern context of managed care and the changing parameters of intervention that go along with it. The text represents a short-term, problem-focused approach. Dr. Bagarozzi begins his presentation with a specific outline for conducting an initial interview designed to pinpoint the problem and assess the need for collateral contacts - that is, the conditions under which therapists working within the managed care framework may treat the identified patient's spouse and/or other family members. Subsequent chapters focus on the complementary processes of individual diagnosis and systems-centered evaluation along with issues of instrument construction, reliability, validity, and utility, including marital and family assessment instruments and their use in facilitating the therapeutic process. Examples of actual tools, in addition to a marital assessment questionnaire and case study material that demonstrates particular methods in action, enhance and expand the discussion. The final chapter examines the key topic of accountability, providing practical suggestions on how to conduct outcomes research.

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A managed care therapeutic treatment approach for couples and families, illustrating the brief, short-term, and problem oriented strategies employed in managed settings. Psychologist Bagarozzi outlines initial, behaviorally based interviews, individual and systems focused diagnosis and evaluation, and assessment questionnaires that are used in the case studies demonstrating various communication styles and patterns. The conclusion offers advice on how to conduct outcome research for accountability, including a sample questionnaire. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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E-Business Technologies: Supporting the Net-Enhanced Organization

Author: Craig Van Slyk

Allows the reader to be an active participant in the planning, analysis, development, and implementation of e-business environments as they enter the job market.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Preface
	About the Authors
Ch. 1	Introduction to Electronic Business	1
Ch. 2	Impacts of Electronic Business	17
Ch. 3	Barriers to Electronic Business	57
Ch. 4	The Internet and World Wide Web For E-Business	97
Ch. 5	Electronic Business Applications Development	139
Ch. 6	Telecommunication Technologies for E-Business	179
Ch. 7	Client/Server Technologies for E-Business	219
Ch. 8	Integrating Back-Office Operations	257
Ch. 9	Providing Content for Electronic Business	299
Ch. 10	Privacy and Security in E-Business	359
Ch. 11	Electronic Payment Systems in E-Business	411
Ch. 12	Electronic Business Architecture	441
	Glossary	471
	Index	482