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Strengths Model : Case Management with People Suffering from Severe and Persistent Mental Illness by Charles A. Rapp (1997, Hardcover)

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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100195114442

ISBN-139780195114447

eBay Product ID (ePID)190218

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameStrengths Model : Case Management with People Suffering from Severe and Persistent Mental Illness

SubjectSocial Work, Mental Health, Psychiatry / General

Publication Year1997

TypeTextbook

AuthorCharles A. Rapp

Subject AreaSocial Science, Psychology, Medical

FormatHardcover

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Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight16.9 Oz

Item Length6.3 in

Item Width9.2 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN96-050963

Reviews"An essential and rewarding read for staff and trainees of all disciplines who assist these individuals. It is a well-written, thought-provoking volume that explicates in great detail one approach to putting these emerging principles into daily practice...an exceptionally fine, detailedpractice manual." --Psychiatric Services, "A groundbreaking book which offers easy-to-follow guidelines for students preparing to adapt the strengths approach to work with the mentally ill."--Katherine van Wormer, University of North Iowa, "Excellent conceptual framework. The strengths model is a useful model todesign client services that enhance clients' involvement and functioning intheir environments. Well-organized text."--Gwen Weber, University of Nebraska atOmaha, "The National Institute of Mental Health has promoted 'case management' asan intervention of choice for community health...Charles Rapp...had an importantrole in how that was developed and conceptualized....He has played a major rolein redifining case management. This text is a product of those...projects [and]could conceivably become an anchor for that redefinition. I believe that thechapter on community resources...is by far the best thing that has been writtenon that topic. This is an incredibly content area for social work practice."--Charles D. Cowger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, "Excellent conceptual framework. The strengths model is a useful model to design client services that enhance clients' involvement and functioning in their environments. Well-organized text."--Gwen Weber, University of Nebraska at Omaha, "An essential and rewarding read for staff and trainees of all disciplines who assist these individuals. It is a well-written, thought-provoking volume that explicates in great detail one approach to putting these emerging principles into daily practice...an exceptionally fine, detailed practice manual." --Psychiatric Services "A groundbreaking book which offers easy-to-follow guidelines for students preparing to adapt the strengths approach to work with the mentally ill."--Katherine van Wormer, University of North Iowa "The National Institute of Mental Health has promoted 'case management' as an intervention of choice for community health...Charles Rapp...had an important role in how that was developed and conceptualized....He has played a major role in redefining case management. This text is a product of those...projects [and] could conceivably become an anchor for that redefinition. I believe that the chapter on community resources...is by far the best thing that has been written on that topic. This is an incredibly content area for social work practice." --Charles D. Cowger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign "Excellent conceptual framework. The strengths model is a useful model to design client services that enhance clients' involvement and functioning in their environments. Well-organized text."--Gwen Weber, University of Nebraska at Omaha "There is no clearer blueprint for practical application of the strengths concept in case management. An exceptionally organized book that's easy to digest."--Kenny Joyce, Manager, Team Builders of Hawaii, "A groundbreaking book which offers easy-to-follow guidelines for studentspreparing to adapt the strengths approach to work with the mentallyill."--Katherine van Wormer, University of North Iowa, "An essential and rewarding read for staff and trainees of all disciplines who assist these individuals. It is a well-written, thought-provoking volume that explicates in great detail one approach to putting these emerging principles into daily practice...an exceptionally fine, detailed practice manual." --Psychiatric Services "A groundbreaking book which offers easy-to-follow guidelines for students preparing to adapt the strengths approach to work with the mentally ill."--Katherine van Wormer,University of North Iowa "The National Institute of Mental Health has promoted 'case management' as an intervention of choice for community health...Charles Rapp...had an important role in how that was developed and conceptualized....He has played a major role in redefining case management. This text is a product of those...projects [and] could conceivably become an anchor for that redefinition. I believe that the chapter on community resources...is by far the best thing that has been written on that topic. This is an incredibly content area for social work practice." --Charles D. Cowger,University of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign "Excellent conceptual framework. The strengths model is a useful model to design client services that enhance clients' involvement and functioning in their environments. Well-organized text."--Gwen Weber,University of Nebraska at Omaha "There is no clearer blueprint for practical application of the strengths concept in case management. An exceptionally organized book that's easy to digest."--Kenny Joyce,Manager, Team Builders of Hawaii, "An essential and rewarding read for staff and trainees of all disciplines who assist these individuals. It is a well-written, thought-provoking volume that explicates in great detail one approach to putting these emerging principles into daily practice...an exceptionally fine, detailed practice manual." --Psychiatric Services"A groundbreaking book which offers easy-to-follow guidelines for students preparing to adapt the strengths approach to work with the mentally ill."--Katherine van Wormer, University of North Iowa"The National Institute of Mental Health has promoted 'case management' as an intervention of choice for community health...Charles Rapp...had an important role in how that was developed and conceptualized....He has played a major role in redefining case management. This text is a product of those...projects [and] could conceivably become an anchor for that redefinition. I believe that the chapter on community resources...is by far the best thing that has been written on that topic. This is an incredibly content area for social work practice." --Charles D. Cowger, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign"Excellent conceptual framework. The strengths model is a useful model to design client services that enhance clients' involvement and functioning in their environments. Well-organized text."--Gwen Weber, University of Nebraska at Omaha"There is no clearer blueprint for practical application of the strengths concept in case management. An exceptionally organized book that's easy to digest."--Kenny Joyce, Manager, Team Builders of Hawaii, "The National Institute of Mental Health has promoted 'case management' as an intervention of choice for community health...Charles Rapp...had an important role in how that was developed and conceptualized....He has played a major role in redefining case management. This text is a product ofthose...projects [and] could conceivably become an anchor for that redefinition. I believe that the chapter on community resources...is by far the best thing that has been written on that topic. This is an incredibly content area for social work practice." --Charles D. Cowger, University of Illinoisat Urbana-Champaign, "There is no clearer blueprint for practical application of the strengthsconcept in case management. An exceptionally organized book that's easy todigest."--Kenny Joyce, Manager, Team Builders of Hawaii, "There is no clearer blueprint for practical application of the strengths concept in case management. An exceptionally organized book that's easy to digest."--Kenny Joyce, Manager, Team Builders of Hawaii

Dewey Edition21

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IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal362.2/0425

Table Of ContentForewordPreface1. History, Critique, and Useful Conceptions: Toward a Strengths Paradigm2. A Beginning Theory of Strengths3. The Purpose, Principles, and Research Results of the Strengths Model4. Engagement and Relationship: A New Partnership5. Strengths Assessment: Amplifying the Well Part of the Individual6. Personal Planning: Creating the Achievement Agenda7. Resource Acquisition: Putting Community Back into Community Mental Health8. Supportive Case Management Context: Creating the Conditions for Effectiveness9. Strengths Model Epilogue: Commonly Asked Questions (Objections) and Managed CareReferencesIndex

SynopsisTraditional protocol among the helping professions, including social work, involves identifying and labeling particular pathologies and weaknesses of clients, and then prescribing treatment to correct the functioning deficits. Nowhere has this tradition been stronger than in the mental health services for adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Too often, as a result of this pathology paradigm, the achievements and options of patients are seriously constricted, and quality of life for people suffering from mental illness is often inadequate. Unemployment and loneliness dominate many patients' lives, and most find themselves segregated from the rest of society. The Strengths Model is the first text to focus exclusively on the alternative -- the strengths model of practice, which focuses on helping people, not as patients or clients, but as individuals. Empirical testing of this model and its results have consistently shown that it is superior to traditional approaches for serving people with mental illness. The Strengths Model presents the theory, values, and principles on which the model was founded, as well as explicit practice methods that have been developed and refined over the past fifteen years. The text includes detailed discussions of practice techniques such as engagement, strengths assessment, personal planning, and resource acquisition. Adopting a user-friendly style throughout, each chapter includes short case vignettes that demonstrate the use of these methods and first-person perspectives of clients. Offering a good balance between theory and practice, this text is ideal for students in social work, psychology, nursing, psychiatry, vocational rehabilitation, and occupational therapy, as well as for case managers and other mental health professionals and practitioners., The Strengths Model is the first book to focus exclusively on the alternative approach to identifying and correcting the deficits of mental illness -- the strength model of practice. It presents the theory, values, and principles on which the model is founded, as well as explicit practice methods that have been developed and refined over the past fifteen years. The book includes detailed discussions of practice techniques such as engagement, strengths assessment, personal planning, and resource acquisition. Each chapter includes short case studies which illustrate the use of these methods and first-person perspectives of clients. The Strengths Model is about viewing and dealing with clients not as patients, but as people.

LC Classification NumberHV689.R36 1998