Professional Problems and Solutions in the Managed Care Era

Summary

Since World War II the scope of our professional services has grown. The sense of an expanding, increasingly recognized profession came to an end with the emerging dominance of managed care. Psychologists are now attempting to adjust to the impact that managed care has on the delivery of psychological services. New areas of practice and new forms of treatment will continue to emerge as psychologists struggle to survive. However, this article focuses on the problems of the profession itself. Solutions are suggested.

Key Words:

• Managed care
• independent practice
• private practice