Title
Competency-based assessments in mental health practice [electronic resource] : cases and practical applications / Susan W. Gray.
ISBN
9781118044209 (electronic book)
0470505281
9780470505281
Publication Details
Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2011.
Language
English
Description
1 online resources (xxiii, 455 p.)
Call Number
RC465 .G73 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
616.89/075
Summary
"Organized around the classification system in the DSM-IV-TR, this book provides opportunities for professionals to practice making diagnostic assessments using case examples. Author Susan Gray begins with an overview of the competency-based assessment model and the multiaxial diagnostic framework, followed by guidance for interpreting the case studies. The remainder of the book is organized around selected diagnostic categories from the DSM-IV-TR. Mental health professionals will learn to use the DSM's multiaxial diagnostic framework, as well as a competency-based assessment model factoring in a client's unique biological, social, and cultural influences" --Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Introduction to the competency-based assessment
Formulating the competency-based assessment process: some basics
Disorders in infancy, childhood, or adolescence
Cognitive disorders: delirium and dementia
Substance-related disorders
Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
Mood disorders
Anxiety disorders
Somatoform, factitious, and malingering disorders
Dissociative disorders
Eating disorders
Personality disorders.