Journal Assignment: Stakeholders
First, respond to these initial questions:
1) Who are the typical stakeholders of a mental health services agency?
a) Describe in detail what their major interests are.
2) How might the interests of each of these stakeholders be in conflict?
3) Where do your positions on confidentiality fit in?
Then, thinking of these initial questions, find a news article online, published within the last five years, and covering a story from the United States that relates to the issues of healthcare compliance, where it appears that stakeholder interests are in conflict. Make sure it covers a topic or topics in which you have personal interest. Copy and paste the link into your journal submission, and respond to the following questions:
1) Summarize what the news article covered in relation to healthcare or mental healthcare compliance.
a) Who are the stakeholders as described in the article?
b) What conflict among stakeholders' interests seems to be occurring?
c) What does the article say about compliance (if it, in fact, goes into any detail about this topic)?
2) Why did this particular article interest you?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
References
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2) Kelly, T. A. (2009). Healing the broken mind: Transforming America's failed mental health system: Ideas from a new book about transformation in the mental health system. Behavioral Healthcare, 29(10), 35.
3) Marbury, D. (2016). How behavioral health can benefit from population health strategies: breaking down silos remains critical for building continuity between primary care and behavioral health. Behavioral Healthcare, 36(3), 40, 42-43.
4) National Organization for Human Services. (2015). Ethical standards for human services professionals.
5) Vargo, A. C., Sharrock, P. J., Johnson, M. H., & Armstrong, M. I. (2013). The use of a participatory approach to develop a framework for assessing quality of care in children's mental health services. Administration And Policy in Mental Health, 40(4), 286-299.
6) Alemanno, A. (2016, June 3). Citizen lobbying: How your skills can fix democracy [YouTube Video file].
7) Laptev, M. (2014, June 26). The realities of lobbying - a look beyond the smoke and mirrors [YouTube Video file].
8) Moore, J. D. (1997). Setting standards. Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 27(44), I32.
9) Sharfstein, J. M. (2015). Dear health care lobbyists... The Milbank Quarterly, 93(1), 15-18.
10) Smucker, B. (1999). The non-profit lobbying guide (2nd ed.). Independent Sector: Washington, DC.