Emerging Issues in Mental Health Care

Emergin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing Issues in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in Mental Health Care Order Description Emergin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing Issues in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in Mental Health Care Like so many areas of practice in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in social work, mental health is dynamic and ever-evolvin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing. Research contin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inues to provide new in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">information about how the brain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in functions, the role of genetics in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in mental health, and evidence to support new possibilities for treatment. Keepin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing up with these developments might seem impossible. However, bein" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing aware of and responsive to these developments and in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">incorporatin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing them in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">into both your practice and social policy is essential to changin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing the lives of in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">individuals and families who live with a mental health diagnosis and the impact it brin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ings to their daily lives. For this Discussion, review this week’s resources. Search the Walden Library and other reputable onlin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ine sources for emergin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing issues in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the mental health care arena. Thin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink about the issues that are bein" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing addressed by social policy and those that are in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in need of policy advocacy and why that might be the case. Then, consider what social workers can do to ensure that clients/populations receive necessary mental health services. Also, thin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ink about the ethical responsibility related to mental health care social workers must uphold in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in host settin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ings when they encounter conflicts in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in admin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inistration and home values. Fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inally, search your state government sites for the mental health commitment standards in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your state and reflect on the mental health services covered under your state’s Medicaid program. By Day 4, post an explanation of those emergin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">ing issues in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the mental health care arena that the policymakers address and those that are in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in need of policy advocacy and why. Then, explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in what strategies social workers might use to ensure that clients/populations receive necessary mental health services. Fin" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">inally, explain" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in the mental health commitment standards and mental health services in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in" rel="nofollow">in your state. In your explanation, refer to the services covered under your state’s Medicaid program. Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.