scholarly journals Implementing Wellness into Mental Health and Addiction Recovery: The Addressing Wellness Through Organizational Change (AWTOC) Approach [English and Spanish versions]

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Grimes-Smith ◽  
Douglas M. Ziedonis
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Addiction Recovery

Making Your Agency Outcome Informed: A Guide to Overcoming Human Resistance to Change

2008 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Joseph Yeager ◽  
Michael L. Saggese
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Resistance To Change ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Regulatory Agencies ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Simple Process ◽  
Delivery Of Services ◽  
Third Party Payers

Organizational change for mental health providers is becoming the rule rather than the exception as outside forces such as regulatory agencies and third-party payers exert increasing influence on the delivery of services. The pressure to adapt to shrinking budgets combined with demands for more effective services often puts many provider agencies on the defensive. In short, agencies must be able to demonstrate that they are, in fact, succeeding at cutting cost, increasing revenues, and improving effectiveness simultaneously. However, implementing organizational change is fraught with many challenges, not the least of which is the natural human resistance to change. This study provides a clear and simple process for identifying the most common reasons for the inevitable human resistance to change and suggests a strategy for overcoming that resistance to bring about successful organizational objectives.

Growing through Organizational Change

2009 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann M. Callahan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Organizational Change ◽  
Staff Development ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Therapeutic Community ◽  
Change Agent ◽  
Facility Management ◽  
Management Staff

This article describes the authors experience as an organizational change agent. The need to enhance client access to mental health care was the rallying cry for clinic transformation. The author describes how facility management, staff development, and therapeutic community were used to improve clinic functioning. The article ends with suggestions for how the reader might engage in organizational change.

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