{"product_id":"9780470505281","title":"Competency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice Cases and Practical Applications","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCompetency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCases and Practical Applications\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSusan W. Gray\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Social Services \u0026amp; Welfare\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\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\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eSusan W. Gray, PhD, EdD, LCSW,\u003c\/b\u003e is a Professor in the School of Social Work at Barry University and was a member of the task force responsible for creating the Advanced Practice in Clinical Social Work Standards for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11 January 2011\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470505281\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e480\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44384789201036,"sku":"9780470505281","price":62.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470505281_c89514c3-d040-4fc3-9b83-62ae15a89ca9.jpg?v=1780193880","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470505281","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}