Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths Based Assessment (DSM 5 Update)

by Jacqueline Corcoran

Uses a case study method to teach
students clinical assessment skills for working in the mental
health field
Organized by types of disorders, Mental Health in Social Work: A
Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths-Based Assessment emphasizes
DSM diagnoses of mental disorders that are commonly seen in
clinical and social service settings.  Becoming conversant
with the DSM will allow readers to: 1) offer clients appropriate
referrals and treatment; 2) communicate effectively with other
mental health professionals; and 3) be eligible for third-party
reimbursement. While gaining competence with DSM diagnosis, the
reader will also learn to understand clients holistically as they
proceed with the assessment and intervention process.
In this update, the ordering of the chapters and content in the
chapters themselves have been revised to reflect the changes in the
DSM-5. Learning objectives are now included in each chapter.
Advancing Core Competencies Series -
As part of the Advancing Core Competencies Series, this title is
designed to help students apply CSWE’s competencies and
practice behaviors examples to specialized fields of practice.
Readers will gain experience answering licensing-type higher-level
thinking questions tied to the competencies.

Genres: Social Work, Textbooks, School, Psychology, Nonfiction

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 14, 2008

About the author

Jacqueline Corcoran was born in England, but has lived in the U.S. for most of her life - in Boston, California, Michigan, Texas, and now in the Washington D.C. area with her husband, two children, and three rescue animals. She is a social worker, psychotherapist and professor (at the University of Pennsylvania), as well as an author. Her published work includes 17 textbooks, two non-fiction trade titles, and several novels.

Reviews

[Billie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great introductory text to familiarize students with the DSM 5 and strengths based assessment. Helpful in teaching srudents to navigate the limitations of the DSM and keep client identified goals and needs centered while being able to utilize the DSM as a professional tool.

[latinabooklover · Rating 3 out of 5]

Helpful with plenty of case studies to practice.

[Liam Bomar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well organized. Great case studies for practice.