Description
• Accessible and practical book, which includes: practice recommendations rooted in the latest theory and evidence base, clinical tip boxes, diagrams, case examples and samples of dialogue.
• New edition updated throughout, including new and expanded content on risk formulation; working in forensic settings; specific mental health disorders; models of suicide and self-harm; and triage.
• Accompanied by a companion website hosting videos that show examples of risk assessments – role-played by actors but based on actual case studies.
• Written by an experienced practitioner and lecturer with decades of experience in mental health settings.
Table of Contents
0.Introduction. 1.Risk assessment; an overview. 2.General principles of risk assessment. 3.Undertaking a risk assessment. 4.Developing a risk formulation. 5.Managing risk. 6.Summary and conclusions.
