Competency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice : Cases and Practical Applications.

Competency-Based Assessments in Mental Health Practice : Cases and Practical Applications.

"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 st...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Author: Gray, Susan W.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2011
Subjects:
Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders.
Psychology, Pathological > Case studies.
Clinical competence.
Disability evaluation.
Mental Disorders > diagnosis
Clinical Competence
Disability Evaluation
Mental Disorders > classification
Mental Disorders > diagnosis > Case Reports.
Clinical Competence > Case Reports.
Disability Evaluation > Case Reports.
Mental Disorders > classification > Case Reports.
Case Reports
Case studies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover13;
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Author
  • 1: An Introduction to the Competency-Based Assessment
  • Perspectives on the Assessment
  • Overview of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
  • Setting the Stage for Competency-Based Assessments
  • The Competency-Based Assessment
  • The Partnership With Strengths, Empowerment, and Resilience
  • Summary
  • 2: Formulating the Competency-Based Assessment
  • Introduction
  • Understanding the Case Studies
  • The Competency-Based Assessment
  • Formulating the Competency-Based Assessment
  • The Competency-Based Assessment for Agnes Absinthe
  • Assessment Guidelines
  • Summary
  • 3: Disorders in Infancy, Childhood, or Adolescence
  • Introduction
  • Overview of the Major Characteristics of the Diagnostic Classifications
  • Incidence and Prevalence
  • The Pervasive Developmental Disorders
  • Beginning With Autistic Disorder
  • Autistic Disorder
  • Beginning With Asperger's Disorder
  • Asperger's Disorder
  • The Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
  • Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Tic Disorders
  • The Elimination Disorders
  • Other Disorders
  • Beginning With Selective Mutism
  • Separation Anxiety
  • Final Thoughts
  • Practicing the Competency-Based Assessment
  • Practical Applications
  • Appendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 3 Case Examples
  • Case Review for Anthony Moretti
  • Case Review for Paulie Merkel
  • 4: The Cognitive Disorders
  • Introduction
  • Incidence and Prevalence
  • Overview of the Major Characteristics of the Diagnostic Classifications
  • Delirium
  • Beginning With Dementia
  • Dementia
  • Beginning With Amnestic Disorder (Amnesia)
  • Amnestic Disorder
  • Final Thoughts
  • Practicing the Competency-Based Assessment
  • Practical Applications
  • Appendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 4 Case Examples
  • Case Review for Myrna Joy Bilbus
  • Case Review for Mary James
  • 5: The Substance-Related Disorders
  • Introduction
  • Incidence and Prevalence
  • Overview of the Major Characteristics of the Diagnostic Classifications
  • Adding Diagnostic Specificity
  • Looking at the Specific Substances
  • Final Thoughts
  • Practicing the Competency-Based Assessment
  • Practical Applications
  • Appendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 5 Case Examples
  • Case Rewiew for Georgette Turnbull
  • Case Review for Frankie Singer
  • 6: Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders
  • Introduction
  • Incidence and Prevalence
  • Overview of Major Symptoms
  • The Path of Schizophrenia
  • Paranoid-Type Schizophrenia
  • Disorganized-Type Schizophrenia
  • Catatonic-Type Schizophrenia
  • Undifferentiated-Type Schizophrenia
  • Residual-Type Schizophrenia
  • The Other Psychotic Disorders
  • Final Thoughts
  • Practicing the Competency-Based Assessment
  • Practical Applications
  • Appendix: Competency-Based Assessments for Chapter 6 Case Examples
  • Case Review for John Potter
  • Case Review for Hubert Estevez
  • 7: The Mood Disorders
  • Introduction
  • Incidence and Prevalence
  • Building Blocks for the Mood Disorders
  • The Depressive Disorders
  • The Bipolar Disorders
  • The Other Mood Disorders
  • Final Thoughts
  • Practicing the Competency-Based As.

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