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A Strengths Approach to Policy and Practice
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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.
Audience
The book is targeted at a wide-ranging audience of people involved in commissioning, managing and delivering the services:
- students
on professional qualifying courses in occupational therapy, nursing, physiotherapy, social work, clinical psychology and psychiatry
- postgraduate
students on postgraduate multi-disciplinary training programmes;
- managers, senior managers and fieldworkers involved in setting
up and running assertive outreach teams throughout the UK.
Contents
Part 1 – A Guide to Policy
1. The Origins and Evidence for Case Management
2. The Transformation of Case Management
into Assertive Outreach: The Policy Context 1985-2003
3. The Purpose and Principles of a ?Strengths? Approach
Part 2 – A Guide to Practice
1. Ethical Dilemmas
2. The Foundations of Creative Collaboration
3. Targeting: Who is the
Client?
4. Developing Trusting Working Relationships
5. Strengths Assessment
6. Care Planning and Care Coordination
7.
Working with the Service User
8. Risk-Taking
9. Practice Based Evidence
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Paperback, 286 pages, publication date: MAR-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07375-5
ISBN-10: 0-443-07375-9
Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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