title: Employing behavioral methods to improve the context of care within a public psychiatric hospital: enhancing psychosocial programming.
abstract: This article reviews efforts, grounded in principles of behavioral science, to improve the "goodness of fit" between the needs of psychiatrically impaired individuals and the array of day program classes offered in a public psychiatric hospital. The relevance of behavioral science and technology for planning and implementing such change in resource-challenged organizations is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Western State Hospital, Staunton, VA, USA. ddonat@adelphia.net
authors.forename: Dennis C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Donat
mesh_terms: D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D003142:Communication; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003631:Day Care, Medical / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008134:Long-Term Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D020380:Needs Assessment; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010348:Patient Care Team; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012917:Social Adjustment; D014768:Virginia