Full Description
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.
Contents
PART ONE: ASSESSMENT
Diagnosis and the Social Work Profession
Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience and Strengths Assessment
PART TWO: DSM-5 CATEGORIES
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Schizophrenia
Bipolar Disorder
Major Depressive Disorder
The Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder
Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
Gender Dysphoria
Alzheimer's Disease
Borderline Personality Disorder
APPENDICES
Template for Preparing Diagnosis for Chapter Case Study
Suggested Answers to "Questions to Consider"
Directions and Template for "Reflect and Reply" Cases
