| Description |
1 online resource (353 pages) |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Part 1: The Core Beliefs of Evidence-Based Practice; 1 -- An Explanation of Evidence-Based Practice; 2 -- A Simple Guide to Reading and Understanding Practice Research; 3 -- The Importance of Critical Thinking in Evidenced-Based Practice; 4 -- Locating Relevant Clinical Research; Part 2: How Evidence-Based Practice Views Diagnosis, Assessment, and Worker-Client Relationships; 5 -- Using Evidence-Based Practice in Diagnosis; 6 -- Evidence-Based Practice and Psychosocial Assessments; 7 -- Evidence-Based Practice and the Client-Worker Relationship |
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Part 3: Evidence-Based Practice With Special Client Populations8 -- Evidence-Based Practice With Cluster B Personality Disorders; 9 -- Evidence-Based Practice With Victims of Violence and Terrorism; 10 -- Evidence-Based Practice with Substance Abusers; 11 -- Evidence-Based Practice With Mental Illness and Severe Mood Disorders; 12 -- Evidence-Based Practice With Terminal Illness and Bereavement; 13 -- Evidence-Based Practice With Anxiety and Depression in Older Adults; Part 4: Evidence-Based Practice and Alternative Approaches to Helping |
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14 -- Evidence-Based Practice and the Significance of Religion and Spirituality15 -- Evidence-Based Practice and the Effectiveness of Indigenous Helpers and Self-Help Groups; Part 5: Evidence-Based Practice and Future Trends, Social Involvement, and Final Words; 16 -- The Future of Psychotherapy; 17 -- Some Final Words; Index |
| Summary |
Improving the Effectiveness of the Helping Professions: An Evidence-Based Approach to Practice covers the use of research and critical thinking to assist helping professionals make the most effective choices in treating clients with social and emotional problems. The use of evidence-based practice (EBP) comes at a time when managed care and concerns over health care costs coincide with growing concerns that psychotherapy, case management, and counseling may not be sufficiently effective ways of helping people in social and emotional difficulty. The book provides an easy-to-read, inclusive app |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Mental health counseling.
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Psychiatric social work.
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Social Work, Psychiatric
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Evidence-based medicine
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Mental health counseling
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Psychiatric social work
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781452263052 |
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1452263051 |
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