Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths Based Assessment

by Jacqueline Corcoran, Joseph Walsh

Overview

Learn essential clinical assessment skills for working in the mental health field using a case-based approach

Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths-Based Assessment emphasizes gaining competency in the DSM-5 diagnoses of mental disorders that are commonly seen in clinical and social service settings. Using a case-based approach, students and professionals learn to understand clients holistically as they proceed with the assessment and intervention process.



The 3rd Edition includes new chapters on obsessive-compulsive disorder (Ch. 9), post-traumatic stress disorder (Ch.10), and gender dysphoria (Ch. 14) It also includes additional content on socially diverse populations throughout the text, and new “Questions to Consider” for making a DSM diagnosis are included with each case study.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780135171905
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	04/03/2019
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.88(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

About our authors

Jacqueline Corcoran, Ph.D., LCSW, is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Practice and Policy. She has published 16 books and 100 book chapters and articles on topics involving mental health and evidence-based practice.

Joseph Walsh, Ph.D., LCSW, is a professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he held a full-time position in the School of Social Work from 1993 to 2008. Joe taught courses in the areas of research, human behavior, and social work practice, and his own research and practice, while broad, focused primarily on clients with severe mental disorders. He published many articles and books over the years and is currently a part-time clinical social worker at Richmond Creative Counseling. Joe has also served on the Virginia Board of Social Work since 2012.

Table of Contents

PART ONE: ASSESSMENT

1. Diagnosis and the Social Work Profession
2. Biopsychosocial Risk and Resilience and Strengths Assessment

PART TWO: DSM–5 CATEGORIES

1. Autism Spectrum Disorder
2. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
3. Schizophrenia
4. Bipolar Disorder
5. Major Depressive Disorder
6. The Anxiety Disorders
7. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
8. Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
9. Eating Disorders: Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, and Binge Eating Disorder
10. Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct Disorder
11. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
12. Gender Dysphoria
13. Alzheimer’s Disease
14. Borderline Personality Disorder

APPENDICES

1. Template for Preparing Diagnosis for Chapter Case Study
2. Suggested Answers to “Questions to Consider”
3. Directions and Template for “Reflect and Reply” Cases