Social Worker and Psychotropic Medication: Toward Effective Collaboration with Mental Health Clients, Families, and Providers
| AUTHOR | Walsh, Joseph; Bentley, Kia J. |
| PUBLISHER | Cengage Learning (11/20/1995) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Mass Market Paperbound) |
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Kia J. Bentley and Joseph Walsh present a book that is truly the first of its kind. All the facts, myths, and relevant information about psychotropic medication is presented to social workers in an easy-to-access manner. Professionals and students alike will find this book to be a practical resource that helps them to be more responsive to the medication-related concerns of their mental health clients and to work more collaboratively on these issues with families and other mental health care providers. Rich in case examples and within a contemporary framework of "partnership" practice, this book provides an up-to-date primer on psychopharmacology and a review on psychosocial interventions to help in effective medication management.
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ISBN-13:
9780534340049
ISBN-10:
0534340040
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Mass Market (Rack) Paperback)
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
224
Carton Quantity:
52
Weight:
0.69 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Glossary
Country of Origin:
US
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BISAC Categories
Social Science | Social Work
Dewey Decimal:
362.204
Library of Congress Control Number:
00000000
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Kia J. Bentley and Joseph Walsh present a book that is truly the first of its kind. All the facts, myths, and relevant information about psychotropic medication is presented to social workers in an easy-to-access manner. Professionals and students alike will find this book to be a practical resource that helps them to be more responsive to the medication-related concerns of their mental health clients and to work more collaboratively on these issues with families and other mental health care providers. Rich in case examples and within a contemporary framework of "partnership" practice, this book provides an up-to-date primer on psychopharmacology and a review on psychosocial interventions to help in effective medication management.
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Author:
Walsh, Joseph
Joseph Walsh received his MSW and his Ph.D. from Ohio State University. He is Associate Professor of Social Work at Virginia Commonwealth University and teaches courses in generalist practice, clinical practice, research, and mental and emotional disorders. He has been a direct services practitioner in the field of mental health since 1974, first in a psychiatric hospital and later in community mental health center settings. Joe has provided services to older adult and general outpatient populations, but he specializes in services to people with serious mental illness and their families. He is the author of two other Brooks/Cole texts, CLINICAL CASE MANAGEMENT WITH PERSONS HAVING MENTAL ILLNESS and THEORIES FOR DIRECT SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE.
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