Assertive Outreach

A Strengths Approach to Policy and Practice

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Paperback, 286 Pages
Published: MAR-2004
ISBN 10: 0-443-07375-9
ISBN 13: 978-0-443-07375-5
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE


By
Peter Ryan, DProf, MSc, CQSW, Professor of Mental Health, Middlesex University, Chair of Mental Health Academic Group, Chair of ENTER Mental Health
Steve Morgan, BA, BPL, DipCOT, MA, Independent Mental Health Consultancy, 'Practice-Based Evidence', London

Description
This book gives a comprehensive, evidence-based account of assertive outreach from a strengths perspective. It emphasizes developing a collaborative approach to working with the service user, which stresses the achievement of the service user's own aspirations, and building upon the service user's own strengths and resources. The book provides a comprehensive, authoritative approach to the subject, that combines an overview of the policy and practice issues. It makes use of extensive case study material to illustrate individual and team circumstances.


 
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