Books by Michael Goodman

Dedicated to helping health practitioners clearly articulate and prove the value of what they provide patients within the managed care system, this foundational text uniquely fills a gap in the literature by providing a user-friendly, self-contained tutorial for the Patient Impairment Profile (PIP) documentation method. As a model for treatment plan development, the PIP combines impairment terminology, the impairment profile, and the various treatment plan components to create a common language for describing behavior-based patient dysfunction and communicating the clinical rationale for treatment.

Traces the history of the team from its beginnings through 1996

A guide to reading "Of Mice and Men" with a critical and appreciative mind. Includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.

A team history of the club that broke the hearts of Brooklyn fans when it left its East Coast home for Los Angeles.

Keeping pace with the evolving and expanding presence of managed care, the authors have extensively revised and enlarged the previous edition. New clinical research on the validity and reliability of the impairment terminology has produced a muchimproved, clinically valid, and statistically reliable impairment lexicon. Detailed severity rating qualifiers, reference lists of patient objectives, and a useful glossary have been added. All regulations have also been updated. Managing Managed Care II is reference and valuable resource for mental health practitioners and for the individuals who monitor and review treatment. By providing concise, relevant, and outcome-focused treatment information, practitioners become proactive participants in managed care while adeptly articulating the value and quality of their services.

A team history of the Minnesota Twins, a franchise begun as the Washington Senators, but resident of the Twin Cities area since 1961

A team history of the Montreal Expos, a member of the National League since 1969.

A team history of the New York Knickerbockers, established in 1946

A history of the baseball team which assembled in New York in 1962, a young team, yet one that has seen some dramatic play.

Discusses the achievements of the ancient Chinese in astronomy, medicine, science, and engineering, as well as such influential Chinese inventions as paper, printing, gun powder, and the compass.

A team history of the Philadelphia Phillies, a club that has had its ups and downs but keeps its loyal fans.

Traces the history of the team from its beginnings through 1996

A team history of the Giants, who arrived in San Francisco in 1958 from Brooklyn where they had played for seventy-five years, thrilling fans on both coasts.

A guide to reading "The Mayor of Casterbridge" with a critical and appreciative mind encouraging analysis of plot, style, form, and structure. Also includes background on the author's life and times, sample tests, term paper suggestions, and a reading list.