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Anatomy of Psychiatric Administration pp 85–107Cite as

Entering and Leaving the System

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Before a mental health professional applies for a chief administrative position, he or she should ask: Do I really want the job? Am I ready for it? To answer these questions, one must know a great deal about the position; then one must assess and analyze one’s motivation and capacities, including the ability to think in terms of a total system, to work in sometimes ambiguous situations, to relate to multiple persons and organizational functions, to tolerate criticism and frustration, and to sustain large outputs of energy over time. Most importantly, one must ask oneself: What are the organization’s goals and expectations, and are they achievable within the framework of my God-given talents?

This chapter is a considerable development of material contained in Chapter 15, Politics of Administration, by Milton Greenblatt., in Psychiatric Administration, edited by John A. Talbott and Seymour R. Kaplan. New York, Grune & Stratton, 1982.

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Greenblatt, M. (1992). Entering and Leaving the System. In: Anatomy of Psychiatric Administration. Topics in Social Psychiatry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-9179-2_4

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