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Where to Start and What to Ask : An Assessment Handbook » (1st Edition)
Authors: Susan Lukas
ISBN-13: 9780393701524, ISBN-10: 0393701522
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Date Published: January 1993
Edition: 1st Edition
Author Biography: Susan Lukas
Book Synopsis
A "sink or swim" philosophy frequently prevails in mental health settings today.
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Shows beginning therapists and their supervisors how to organize an approach to the initial phase of mental health treatment, and alerts beginning clinicians to circumstances when they must seek reassurance or information from their supervisor. Clinical social worker Lukas offers the necessary tools for garnering information from the client, and also provides a framework for formulating a thorough assessment. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| The How and Why of This Book: An Introduction | ||
| 1 | How to Conduct the First Interview with an Adult | 1 |
| 2 | Looking, Listening, and Feeling: The Mental Status Examination | 13 |
| 3 | How to Think About Your Client's Health: The Medical History | 32 |
| 4 | How to Conduct the First Interview with a Family | 44 |
| 5 | How to Conduct the First Interview with a Child | 58 |
| 6 | How to Take a Developmental History | 78 |
| 7 | How to Conduct the First Interview with a Couple | 87 |
| 8 | How to Determine Whether a Client Might Hurt Somebody - Including You | 101 |
| 9 | How to Determine Whether a Client Might Hurt Herself | 112 |
| 10 | How to Determine Whether a Client Is a Substance Abuser | 128 |
| 11 | How to Assess Children for Neglect, Abuse, and Sexual Abuse | 138 |
| 12 | What Psychological Testing Is and When You Might Ask for It | 153 |
| 13 | How to Write an Assessment | 162 |
| 14 | Where You Go from Here | 172 |
| Index | 175 |
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