{"product_id":"9781405198653","title":"Assertive Outreach in Mental Healthcare Current Perspectives","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAssertive Outreach in Mental Healthcare\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCurrent Perspectives\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCaroline Williams | Mike Firn | Simon Wharne | Rob MacPherson\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMedical \/ Nursing \/ Psychiatric \u0026amp; Mental Health\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssertive Outreach in Mental Healthcare: Current Perspectives\u003c\/i\u003e explores experiences, successes, interventions, and service user stories as well as lessons learned from the implementation experience surrounding assertive intervention. It provides a synthesis of expert experience in the field as well as experiences of grass roots team practitioners.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book makes a valuable contribution to the field by addressing in depth a wide range of topics critical to the delivery of assertive outreach services and providing practitioners with a manual into which they can feed lessons learned from other teams for continuous service improvement. This book is an essential reference for anyone with an interest in assertive outreach and community treatment approaches in mental health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecial features:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides a contemporary analysis of current service developments in the area\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by experts in the field\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers cross-cutting issues relevant to all areas of community mental health care\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes multiple perspectives: service user, researcher, service manager, commissioner, clinician and carer\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCovers both service delivery and therapeutic interventions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores how the assertive outreach model is applied in the UK and Europe\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cb\u003eCaroline Williams\u003c\/b\u003e is Company Director of User Friendly Psychiatry Ltd and a Programme Director and Clinical Tutor at Lancaster University. She was previously Assertive Outreach Manager at Five Borough Partnership NHS Trust, Warrington, Merseyside and has provided consultancy and training to Assertive Outreach teams in England and Wales. Caroline was also a National Steering Group Member of the National Forum for Assertive Outreach.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMike Firn\u003c\/b\u003e is Clinical Service Development Lead at South West London \u0026amp; St. George’s Mental Health NHS Trust. He is also Chair of the National Forum for Assertive Outreach.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Wharne\u003c\/b\u003e is the South East Regional Representative for the National Forum for Assertive Outreach and Team Leader for the Hastings and Rother Outreach Team.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr Rob Macpherson\u003c\/b\u003e is Consultant Psychiatrist in rehabilitation and assertive outreach, based at Wotton Lawn Hospital, Gloucester. He is also Training Programme Director for general adult psychiatry, Severn Deanery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 April 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-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405198653\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\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.28\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315795718284,"sku":"9781405198653","price":58.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405198653.jpg?v=1780235233","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405198653","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}