Overview

Mental Health in Social Work: Diagnosis and Strengths-Based Assessment, uses a  case study method that will teach readers clinical assessment skills.  Consistent with social work's concern with strengths and the environmental context for human behavior, Mental Health in Social Work will cover strengths-based assessment and the biopsychosocial risk and resilience perspective.

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Author:   Jacqueline Corcoran ,  Joseph M. Walsh
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Dimensions:   Width: 21.00cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 27.60cm
Weight:   0.803kg
ISBN:  

9780205482993

ISBN 10:   0205482996
Pages:   400
Publication Date:   15 July 2008
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Replaced By:   9780205055043
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction    Assessment   Chapter One: DSM and Overview of Diagnosis in Social Work   Chapter Two: Risk and Resilience Biopsychosocial Framework   Chapter Three: Strengths-Based Assessment   Disorders in Infancy, Childhood, and Adolescence   Chapter Four: Autism   Chapter Five: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder   Chapter Six: Oppositional Defiant Disorder/Conduct Disorder   Cognitive Disorders   Chapter Seven: Alzheimer’s Disorder   Substance-Related Disorders   Chapter Eight: Alcohol Use Disorders   Psychotic Disorders   Chapter Nine: Schizophrenia   Mood Disorders   Chapter Ten: Depressive Disorders   Chapter Eleven: Bipolar Disorder   Anxiety Disorders   Chapter Twelve: Anxiety Disorders   Eating Disorders   Chapter Thirteen: Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia Nervosa   Adjustment Disorders   Chapter Fourteen: Adjustment Disorders   Personality Disorders   Chapter Fifteen: Borderline Personality Disorder    

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Dr. Jacqueline Corcoran is Professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Northern Virginia Campus, School of Social Work, where she teaches graduate-level direct practice, human behavior, and research courses.  From 1996 to 2000, she was on faculty of the University of Texas at Arlington School of Social Work, where she also served as co-director of the School’s mental health center.  Dr. Corcoran’s practice and research interests lie in the areas of solution-focused therapy, evidence-based practice, and services to children and families.  She received her Ph.D. in social from the University of Texas at Austin.   Her books include 11 textbooks and a self-help book.  She can be reached at http://www.jacquelinecorcoran.com/.    Joseph Walsh is a professor of social work at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he has been employed since 1993. He teaches courses in Direct Social Work Practice, Human Behavior, and Research. joe also teaches several elective courses on topics related to social work practice with persons who have serious mental illnesses, which is also his major area of scholarship. He continues to provide direct services at agencies in the Richmond area on a part-time basis.

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