Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis in Social Work Practice

Corcoran, Jacqueline PhD

Book Information
Edition:	3rd
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN:	0-19-021101-6 (0190211016)
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-021101-1 (9780190211011)
Old Edition:	0-19-539886-6
Binding:	Hardcover
Copyright:	2016
Publish Date:	09/16
Weight:	2.13 Lbs.
Pages:	574
Subject Class:	PSY (Psychiatry and Psychology)
Return Policy:	Returns accepted up to 90 days provided no other recalls or return restrictions apply.
Contributing Authors:	View

Class Specifications
Discipline:	Psychiatry
Subject Definition:	Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
NLM Class:	WM 30.5
LC Class:	RC455.2
Abstract:	In Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis in Social Work Practice, seasoned practitioner-scholars Jacqueline Corcoran and Joseph Walsh provide an in-depth exploration of fourteen major mental disorders that social workers commonly see in practice, including anxiety disorders, depression, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia. They skillfully integrate several perspectives in order to help practitioners meet the challenges they will face in client assessment, and present a risk and resilience framework that helps social workers understand environmental influences on the emergence of mental disorders and the strengths that clients already possess. The authors also catalog the latest evidence-based assessment instruments and treatments for each disorder so that social workers can intervene efficiently and effectively, using the best resources available. Students and practitioners alike will appreciate the wealth of case examples, evidence-based assessment instruments, treatment plans, and new social diversity sections that make this an essential guide to the assessment and diagnostic processes in social work practice.

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