Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series: Psychopathology: a Competency-Based Assessment Model for Social Workers |
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| Author:
| Gray, Susan W.
Zide, Marilyn R. |
| Series title: | Psychopathology Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8400-2915-7 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2012 |
| Publisher: | Brooks/Cole
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $199.95 |
Book Description:
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Written by social workers, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY views mental disorders through the strengths-perspective. It is unique in its ability to summarize the current state of knowledge about mental disorders and applies a competency-based assessment model for understanding psychopathology. Complete with detailed and realistic vignettes that are unavailable in other texts for the course, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY presents strategies for building on clients' strengths and resilience and offers insights to...
More DescriptionWritten by social workers, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY views mental disorders through the strengths-perspective. It is unique in its ability to summarize the current state of knowledge about mental disorders and applies a competency-based assessment model for understanding psychopathology. Complete with detailed and realistic vignettes that are unavailable in other texts for the course, PSYCHOPATHOLOGY presents strategies for building on clients' strengths and resilience and offers insights to social workers regarding their role in working with the mentally ill.