Humane Managed Care?

“Humane Managed Care?” is important, timely, and provocative. The book covers a variety of urgent topics from multiple perspectives. Although there is breadth, there is also depth and specificity. The book addresses such crucial questions as, What happens to “humane” services for vulnerable populations in this profit-driven environment. What are the legal and ethical implications? How do we prepare social workers for effective practice in this challenging environment? I encourage all social workers to read this book!”

Paula Allen Meares, PhD
Dean and Professor
School of Social Work
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

“This book offers a look into the future of healthcare and tells us what we must do now to make managed care work effectively for all the constituencies we care about. We will use it as the basic text in our school’s health curriculum, which all graduate students are required to take.”

Frances L. Brisbane, PhD
Dean
School of Social Welfare
State University of New York at Stony Brook

“This book addresses questions critical to the contemporary delivery of human services, including, is humane managed care an oxymoron? Experts and professional leaders thoroughly examine the changing nature and outcomes of a broad range of client services; the challenges to practice principles and ethics; policy issues; the education of future health and mental health practitioners; and, most important, the responsibilities and opportunities for the social work profession. This volume should be required reading for those engaged in professional education.”

Peg McCartt Hess, PhD ACSW
Associate Dean and Professor
Columbia University School of Social Work, New York