Product Description

This book provides an in-depth and very modern approach to clinical social work with clients in mental health settings. This is a revision of a book originally titled Clinical Social Work Practice in Community Mental Health. The "community mental health" approach is now dated, and this revision features "behavioral" mental health, which is a newer and "postmodern" approach. The postmodern perspective is client-oriented, and helps the practitioner to be aware of underlying biases. This perspective is explained in Chapter 1 and is included in every chapter by featuring clients' "voices," particularly at the beginning and end of the chapters. Important new topics include managed care and measurement of outcomes, both of which are woven throughout and featured in Chapters 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 13. For social work practitioners specializing in mental health.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #456773 in Books
• Published on: 2000-08-20
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 382 pages

From the Back Cover
This book provides an in-depth and very modern approach to clinical social work with clients in mental health settings.

This is a revision of a book originally titled Clinical Social Work Practice in Community Mental Health. The "community mental health" approach is now dated, and this revision features "behavioral" mental health, which is a newer and "postmodern" approach. The postmodern perspective is client-oriented, and helps the practitioner to be aware of underlying biases. This perspective is explained in Chapter 1 and is included in every chapter by featuring clients' "voices," particularly at the beginning and end of the chapters. Important new topics include managed care and measurement of outcomes, both of which are woven throughout and featured in Chapters 1, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, and 13.

For social work practitioners specializing in mental health.

Customer Reviews

Not bad
This book could have been more concise and less dry. It could've been a lot of things, but it is what it is: a book on clinical social work practice. It's a good source of information, but isn't fun to read.

Great book.
This book is thorough and easy to understand. Good for a text on the subject of mental health and how to operate in the system.

book
was in the condition it was stated it would be in. appears to be a very good book and worth the money to purchase