{"product_id":"competency-based-assessments-in-mental-health-practice-9781118044223","title":"Competency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u0026amp;quote;Competency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice should be required reading for all clinical practitioners and students. Author Susan W. Gray provides a competency-based assessment model that moves away from looking at mental illness as a 'disease' to capturing people's strengths and the uniqueness of their experience with mental illness.\u0026amp;quote; Alex Gitterma Zachs Professor and Director of PhD Program \u0026amp;quote;Competency-Based Assessment in Mental Health Practice not only describes the rather cumbersome DSM-IV-TR in a manner that graduate students and clinicians can easily understand and apply, but it also presents a competency-based type of clinical assessment that most effectively integrates the social work practice orientation that acknowledges, appreciates, and nurtures client strengths, resilience, and client ability for empowerment.\u0026amp;quote; Agathi Glezakos, PhD, LCSW School of Social Work California State University, Long Beach A competency-based assessment model integrating DSM classifications for a complete, strengths-based diagnosis Competency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice introduces a unique, competency-based assessment that presents a brief overview of the major mental disorders that practitioners will likely encounter in their work with clients, followed by a series of case studies and practical applications. This book provides valuable guidance for clinicians to make assessments grounded in client strengths and possibilities for a more therapeutically complete picture of every client's \u0026amp;quote;story.\u0026amp;quote; Organized around selected diagnostic categories from the DSM-IV-TR, this hands-on guide offers a multidimensional look at the many factors that play a role in a client's life. Its holistic approach to the assessment process considers each client's unique experience with mental illness, through a concurrent evaluation of strengths and pathology, in order to set the stage for realistic optimism about the potential for change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53835122770199,"sku":null,"price":6799.73,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/6918\/8119\/files\/1594963.webp?v=1784038755","url":"https:\/\/payment.letskitaboo.com\/ur\/products\/competency-based-assessments-in-mental-health-practice-9781118044223","provider":"Kitaboo One eStore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}