Leadership Models in Behavioral Healthcare

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Leadership Models in Behavioral Healthcare

• Kendra Weaver, Psy.D.
• Mental Health Services Manager, VISN 9

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VISN Mental Health Manager Job Description

• Coordinate strategic planning, program
  development, and implementation of mental health
  services for VISN 9
• Provide consultation to the VISN CMO, Network
  Director, and facility leaders
• Lead the VISN Mental Health Committee in
  implementing MH Strategic Plan

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Qualifications of Psychologists for Leadership
Positions

• WICS Model of Leadership
• Applying unique skills in mental health theory
  and technique to the management of organizations
• Assessment
• Interpersonal
• Therapy
• Research

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Qualifications of Psychologists for Leadership
Positions

• Assessment Skills
• Analysis case conceptualization
• Interpersonal Skills
• Emotional intelligence charisma
• Therapy Skills
• Transtheoretical model of change
• Research Skills
• Data analysis outcomes assessment

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Leadership Challenges

• Getting the job
• Open to all qualified applicants
• Responses from others
• Doing the job
• Cognitive hurdles
• Resource hurdles
• Motivational hurdles
• Political hurdles

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Leadership Challenges Doing the Job

• Cognitive hurdles
• Communicating the need for change
• Resource hurdles
• Achieving change with limited resources
• Motivational hurdles
• Creating a culture of performance
• Political hurdles
• Identifying isolating detractors

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Increasing Psychologists in Leadership Positions

• Training in Administration
• Doctoral programs
• Ensuring opportunities for supervision
  administration courses
• Internships/Post-docs
• Offering administrative rotations with positive,
  successful administrators

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Increasing Psychologists in Leadership Positions

• Mentorship Opportunities
• Empowering people around you helping them grow
• Promoting succession planning
• Challenging those nearing retirement
• Paving the way vs. counting the days
• Benefiting from the 3 Ms of mentorship
• Match, Multiple, Message

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Increasing Psychologists in Leadership Positions

• Mentor Responsibilities
• Being open to where you might find a potential
  leader
• Offering opportunities to lead
• Expressing interest confidence in the
  subordinate
• Leading by example
• Working with the ambivalence

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Increasing Psychologists in Leadership Positions

• Protégé Responsibilities
• Being assertive with your career
• Volunteering for projects
• Defining yourself as a team player
• Showing vs. saying what you can do

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References

• Goleman, D. (1998). What makes a good leader?
  Harvard Business Review, November-December,
  93-102.
• Kim, W.C., Mauborgne, R. (2003). Tipping point
  leadership. Harvard Business Review, April,
  60-69.
• Sternberg, R.J. (2005). WICS A model of
  leadership. The Psychologist-Manager Journal,
  8(1), 29-43.