CYC 804 Chapter Notes - Chapter Articles: Interdisciplinarity, Cultural-Historical Psychology, Jargon
11 Apr 2017
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Delivering youth-specific mental health services: advantages of a collaborative, multi- Disciplinary system (scott, naismith, whitwell, hamilton, chudleigh & hickie, 2009) Article arguing that multi-disciplinary care leads to the best outcomes for youth struggling with mental health challenges. First service is a traditional fee-for-service" with referrals of youth by general practitioners for specific assistance from a psychiatrist/psychologist; second involves all referrals coming through a designated youth intake officer. Second option emphasized less focus on diagnosis and interest in reducing the social, cognitive and functional decline associated with mental illness. Assuming that better service is one in which consumers have access to a more diverse range of professionals. Traditional fee-for-service programs generally involved reliance on a single provider, whereas the youth mental health clinic option provided a wide range of practitioners. Clinicians still prefer working in individual practice models, despite the fact that individual practitioners are more likely to treat consumers within limited service paradigms.
