Clinical Social Work Practice in Behavioral Mental Health: Toward Evidence-Based Practice, 3rd edition

Most chapters conclude with “Summary and Deconstruction.”

1. Getting Oriented:  Themes and Contexts

Community Mental Health

Behavioral Health under Managed Care

Scientific Knowledge and Evidence-Based Practice

Definitional Issues

Postmodernism as a Critical Framework

 

I. A Framework for Practice

 

2. Historical Context: Changes in Mental Health Policies and Social Work Practice

 

The Beginnings of Psychiatry in the United States

Nineteenth Century

The Early Years of the Twentieth Century

World War I and its Aftermath

World War II and its Aftermath

Changing Approaches to Mental Health Treatment: 1950—1980

Changes in Mental Health Policies: 1981-2010

Summary and Deconstruction

 

3. Biopsychosocial Conceptual Framework

 

Biological Knowledge

Psychological and Psychosocial Knowledge: Theories, Frameworks, and Therapies

Integrating Biological, Psychological, and Social Factors

Summary and Deconstruction

 

4. The Biopsychosocial Assessment

 

Components of a Comprehensive Interdisciplinary Assessment

Assessing the Client’s Psychiatric Symptoms

Components of a Written Biopsychosocial Assessment

The Written Biopsychosocial Assessment

Case Review with an Interdisciplinary Planning Team

Summary and Deconstruction

 

5. Legal and Ethical Issues

 

Ethical Theories

Involuntary Civil Commitment

Least Restrictive Alternative

Clients’ Rights and Protections

Confidentiality and the Duty to Protect

Documentation and Record Keeping

Summary and Deconstruction

 

6. Culturally Competent Mental Health Practice

 

Definitions

Context-Related Concepts 

Cultural Disparities in Mental Health

Cultural Dimensions of Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment

Culturally Competent Practice with Specific Cultural Groups

Evidence-Based Practice with Persons of Diverse Cultural Backgrounds

Summary and Deconstruction

 

7.  Feminist Social Work Practice

 

Feminist Theoretical Perspectives

Feminist Critique of Psychological Theories

Epidemiological Findings on Gender and Mental Illness

Violence Perpetrated against Women

Summary and Deconstruction

 

II. Intervention

 

8. Evidence-Based Practice with Depressed Clients

 

Major Depressive Disorder

Dysthymic Disorder

Depression in Older Adults

Multiple Risks and Associated Factors

Evidence-Based Practice: Cognitive or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Evidence-Based Practice: Interpersonal Therapy

Evidence-Based Practice: Problem Solving Therapy

Medication

Instruments Used to Assess and Monitor Depression

Complementary and Alternative Therapies

Summary and Deconstruction

 

9. Evidence-Based Practice for Clients with Anxiety Disorders

 

Anxiety Disorders and Older Adults

Types of Anxiety Disorders

Explanatory Theories

Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Anxiety Disorders

Evidence-Based Practice: Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Panic Disorder

Case Example: Integrated Methods

Reliable Instruments Used to Assess and Monitor Anxiety

Other Ways of Healing

Medications Used to Treat Anxiety Disorders

Summary and Deconstruction

 

10. A Framework For Intervention with Persons with Serious Mental Illness

 

Defining Severe Mental Illness

Relevant Perspectives, Concepts, and Models

Evidence-Based and Empirically Supported Practices

Instruments Used to Assess and Monitor Severe Mental Illness

Summary and Deconstruction

 

11. Evidence-Based and Best Practices With Adults with Severe Mental Illness in a Community Context

 

Case Scenario

Recovery Orientation

Case Management and Community-Based Care

Community Support Services and Resources

Summary and Deconstruction

 

12. Evidence-Based Interventions for Individuals with Severe Mental Illness and Their Families

 

Evidence-Based Practice: Illness Management and Recovery

Evidence-Based Practice with Family Caregivers

Cognitive Rehabilitation

Summary and Deconstruction

 

13. Clinical Practice with Persons with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Serious Mental Illness

 

Terminology

Prevalence

Conceptualization, Assessment and Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders

Evidence-Based Practices with Clients with Dual Disorders

Conclusion