Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths Based Assessment - Softcover

Corcoran, Jacqueline; Walsh, Joseph

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0135171903 ISBN 13: 9780135171905

Publisher: Pearson, 2019

Synopsis

Learn essential clinical assessment skills for working in the mental health field using a case-based approach

Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths-Based Assessment emphasizes gaining competency in the DSM-5 diagnoses of mental disorders that are commonly seen in clinical and social service settings. Using a case-based approach, students and professionals learn to understand clients holistically as they proceed with the assessment and intervention process.  

The 3rd Edition includes new chapters on obsessive-compulsive disorder (Ch. 9), post-traumatic stress disorder (Ch.10), and gender dysphoria (Ch. 14) It also includes additional content on socially diverse  populations throughout the text, and new “Questions to Consider” for making a DSM diagnosis are included with each case study.

About this title

About the Author

About our authors

Jacqueline Corcoran, Ph.D., LCSW, is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Practice and Policy. She has published 16 books and 100 book chapters and articles on topics involving mental health and evidence-based practice.

Joseph Walsh, Ph.D., LCSW, is a professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he held a full-time position in the School of Social Work from 1993 to 2008. Joe taught courses in the areas of research, human behavior, and social work practice, and his own research and practice, while broad, focused primarily on clients with severe mental disorders. He published many articles and books over the years and is currently a part-time clinical social worker at Richmond Creative Counseling. Joe has also served on the Virginia Board of Social Work since 2012.

From the Back Cover

Corcoran Back Cover CopyMental Health in Social Work: Diagnosis and Strengths-Based AssessmentFirst Edition By: Jacqueline Corcoran (Virginia Commonwealth University)Joseph M. Walsh (Virginia Commonwealth University) Basic Approach "Mental Health in Social Work: Diagnosis and Strengths-Based Assessment, " uses a case study method that teaches students clinical assessment skills. Consistent with social work's concern with strengths and the environmental context for human behavior, "Mental Health in Social Work "covers strengths-based assessment and the biopsychosocial risk and resilience perspective. Features

• Organized by types of disorders, this workbook emphasizes DSM diagnosis of mental disorders that are commonly seen in clinical and social service settings.
• Cases emphasize a strengths focus consistent with social work principles and to help balance the pathology focus of the DSM.
• Three strengths-based assessment case studies are found in each chapter.
• Evidence-based treatment guidelines are presented for each disorder.

What your colleagues are saying ... "The major strength and contribution of this particular workbook is the inclusion of the biopsychological risk and resilience framework for assessment. I think that this is a promising integrative tool that may allow social workers to utilize meaningful diagnostic information within our profession's multilevel or ecosystemic perspective and strengths-based focus."" Chrystal Barranti, California State University" "I appreciated the multicultural examples...the integration of recent literature pertaining to the prevalence and etiology of diagnoses as well as the inclusion of co-morbidity information." " Laura Boisen, Augsburg College" ________________________________________________________________________** Insert MHL ad here **

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0135171903
• ISBN 13: 9780135171905
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 288