{"product_id":"competency-based-assessments-in-mental-health-practice-cases-and-practical-applications-paperback-softback-9780470505281","title":"Competency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice; Cases and Practical Applications (Paperback \/ softback) 9780470505281","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCompetency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eCases and Practical Applications\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCompetency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice\u003c\/i\u003e should be required reading for all clinical practitioners and students. Author Susan Gray provides a competency-based assessment model that moves away from looking at mental illness as a \"disease\" to capturing people's strengths and the uniqueness of their experience with mental illness.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eAlex Gitterman\u003c\/b\u003e, Zachs Professor and Director of Ph.D. Program University of Connecticut School of Social Work  \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCompetency-Based Assessment in Mental Health Practice\u003c\/i\u003e not only describes the rather cumbersome DSM-IV in a manner that graduate students and clinicians can easily understand and apply, but it also presents a competency-based type of clinical assessment that most effectively integrates the social work practice orientation that acknowledges, appreciates, and nurtures client strengths, resilience, and client ability for empowerment.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eAgathi Glezakos\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, LCSW, School of Social Work, California State University, Long Beach\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSusan W. Gray (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470505281, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 February 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e480 pages, Charts: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Drawings: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Tables: 0 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e25.6 x 17.8 x 2.7 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCompetency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice\u003c\/i\u003e should be required reading for all clinical practitioners and students. Author Susan W. Gray provides a competency-based assessment model that moves away from looking at mental illness as a 'disease' to capturing people's strengths and the uniqueness of their experience with mental illness.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Alex Gitterma\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eZachs Professor and Director of PhD Program\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbuniversity\u003e\u003c\/buniversity\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eCompetency-Based Assessment in Mental Health Practice\u003c\/i\u003e not only describes the rather cumbersome DSM-IV-TR\u003csup\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e in a manner that graduate students and clinicians can easily understand and apply, but it also presents a competency-based type of clinical assessment that most effectively integrates the social work practice orientation that acknowledges, appreciates, and nurtures client strengths, resilience, and client ability for empowerment.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Agathi Glezakos, PhD, LCSW\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSchool of Social Work\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCalifornia State University, Long Beach\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA competency-based assessment model integrating\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDSM classifications for a complete, strengths-based diagnosis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eC\u003c\/b\u003eompetency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a unique, competency-based assessment that presents a brief overview of the major mental disorders that practitioners will likely encounter in their work with clients, followed by a series of case studies and practical applications.  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book provides valuable guidance for clinicians to make assessments grounded in client strengths and possibilities for a more therapeutically complete picture of every client's \"story.\"  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Organized around selected diagnostic categories from the \u003ci\u003eDSM-IV-TR\u003c\/i\u003e, this hands-on guide offers a multidimensional look at the many factors that play a role in a client's life. Its holistic approach to the assessment process considers each client's unique experience with mental illness, through a concurrent evaluation of strengths and pathology, in order to set the stage for realistic optimism about the potential for change.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface.\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbout the Author.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 An Introduction to the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerspectives on the Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSetting the Stage for Competency-Based Assessments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Partnership with Strengths, Empowerment and Resilience.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Formulating the Competency-Based Assessment Process: Some Basics.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding the Case Studies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormulating the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Competency-based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormulating the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Competency-Based Assessment for Agnes Absinthe.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAssessment Guidelines.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSummary.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Disorders in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Major Characteristics of the Diagnostic Classifications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence and Prevalence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Pervasive Developmental Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning With Autistic Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAutistic Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning With Asperger’s Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAsperger's Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttention-Deficit\/Hyperactivity Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTic Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Elimination Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning With Selective  Mutism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeparation Anxiety.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 3 Case Examples: Listing of Case Diagnoses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Anthony Moretti.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Paulie Merkel.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 The Cognitive Disorders: Delirium and Dementia.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence and Prevalence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Major Characteristics of the Diagnostic Classifications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelirium.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning With Dementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDementia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeginning With Amnestic Disorder (Amnesia).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmnestic Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 4 Case Examples: Listing of Case Diagnoses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Myrna Joy Bilbus.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Mary James.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Substance-Related Disorders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence and Prevalence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Major Characteristics of the Diagnostic Classifications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdding Diagnostic Specificity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLooking at the Specific Substances.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 5 Case Examples: Listing of Case Diagnoses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Rewiew for Georgette Turnbull.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Frankie Singer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence and Prevalence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Major Symptoms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Path of Schizophrenia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eParanoid-Type Schizophrenia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisorganized-Type Schizophrenia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCatatonic-Type Schizophrenia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndifferentiated-Type Schizophrenia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResidual-Type Schizophrenia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Other Psychotic Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 6 Case Examples: Listing of Case Diagnoses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Review for John Potter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCase Review for Hubert Estevez.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 The Mood Disorders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence and Prevalence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Blocks for the Mood Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Depressive Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Bipolar Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Other Mood Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 7 Case Examples: Listing of Case Diagnoses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for L.C. Jones.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Marilyn Greene.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Anxiety Disorders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence and Prevalence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Major Characteristics of the Diagnostic Classifications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGeneralized Anxiety Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePanic Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Phobias.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObsessive-Compulsive Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePosttraumatic Stress Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 8 Case Examples: Listing of Case Diagnoses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Marybeth Mc Kenna.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review Tom Donohue.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Somatoform, Factitious and Malingering Disorders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence and Prevalence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Major Characteristics of the Diagnostic Classifications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSomatization Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConversion Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePain Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHypochondriasis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBody Dysmorphic Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSomatoform Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (NOS).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRelated Disorders Causing Somatic Complaints: Malingering and Factitious Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing the Competency-based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 9 Case Examples: Listing of Case Diagnoses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for James LaDuke.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for June Dwyer.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 The Dissociative Disorders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence and Prevalence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Major Characteristics of the Dissociative Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Dissociative Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 10 Case Examples: Listing of Case Diagnoses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Christopher Columbo.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Illeana Rodriquez.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Eating Disorders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence and Prevalence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of Major Symptoms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnorexia Nervosa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBulimia Nervosa.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBinge-Eating Disorder.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing the Competency-based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 11 Case Examples: Listing of Case Diagnoses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Nell Jordan.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Caroline Walker.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 The Personality Disorders.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncidence and Prevalence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverview of the Major Characteristics of the Personality Disorders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cluster A Disorders—Odd and Eccentric.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cluster B Disorders—Emotional, Dramatic or Erratic.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Cluster C Disorders—Anxious, Fearful.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinal Thoughts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePracticing the Competency-Based Assessment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePractical Applications.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 12 Case Examples: Listing of Case Diagnoses.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCase Review for Melvin 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