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Psychiatric Assessment: Pre and Post Admission Assessment

  • ISBN-13: 9781853025754
  • Publisher: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
    Imprint: JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
  • By Valerie Anne Brown
  • Price: AUD $74.99
  • Stock: 2 in stock
  • Availability: Order will be despatched as soon as possible.
  • Local release date: 14/11/1997
  • Format: Paperback (297.00mm X 212.00mm) 76 pages Weight: 240g
  • Categories: Psychotherapy [MMJT]
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This volume consists of a series of assessments designed for professionals working with mentally disordered offenders and clients with challenging behaviours. Clearly laid out and taking a holistic approach, each section of the text focuses upon a specific topic, giving the practitioner a tool that should capture essential relevant information and enabling care teams to develop a comprehensive and consistent management strategy.
Basic care issues; medical history; incident history; external network; behaviour at night; life experiences; security issues; previous placements/treatments; significant events; social behaviour; recreational activities; threat/fantasy issues; sexual issues; loss/bereavement; self harming behaviours; hostage taking history; eating issues; arson.
'an excellent tool with which to assess mentally disordered offenders and those with challenging behaviours in pre- and post-admission situations<193> The holistic and clear manner affords the practitioner the opportunity to select from a number of individual assessments tailored to the needs of a particular client<193>the format is all-embracing and user-friendly. Each assessment incorporates enough detail to provide the practitioner with a thorough and impartial framework with which to assist the client<193>they allow the practitioner to develop and extend on the particular assessment to give a fuller picture of the client. Overall this is a very useful and comprehensive publication.' -Professional Social Work
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