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	ASSERTIVE OUTREACH A Strengths Approach to Policy and Practice To order this title, and for more information, click here 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 Bibliographic & ordering Information Paperback, 286 pages, publication date: MAR-2004 ISBN-13: 978-0-443-07375-5 ISBN-10: 0-443-07375-9 Imprint: CHURCHILL LIVINGSTONE 062/648 Last update: 14 Jul 2008	Book contents Table of contents Reviews Submit your review Bookmark this page Recommend this publication Overview of all books