Shared Decision Making

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Shared decision making allows an individual and their healthcare provider to together determine the most appropriate treatment or care choices. It is a fundamental process in primary care and behavioral health care integration — making it vital that individuals with behavioral health conditions acquire skills to participate in decisions with their healthcare providers.

RESOURCES

What to Expect When You’re Self-Managing: A Client Handout for Behavioral Health Providers, is designed to support conversations with clients on the self-management of chronic conditions. It includes information on the following:
- The purpose of self-management;
- What the client should expect from his or her care team;
- What the client may ask for from natural supports; and
- Resources available to support his or her efforts to self-manage
 

The Shared Care Plan Personal Health Record is a tool for patient self-management and communication among care team members. It is a personal health record that lets patients organize and store vital health information and then share it with their family, physicians, and others they feel should have access to this information. As a Web-based application that employs user-centered design methodologies, this tool promotes personal responsibility and positively affects patients’ confidence and active participation in their care.

And many more resources.....