Clinical Assessment and Diagnosis in Social Work Practice

by Jacqueline Corcoran and Joseph Walsh

Book Overview

This user-friendly textbook not only guides social workers in developing competence in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) system of diagnosis, it also assists them in staying attuned during client assessment to social work values and principles: a focus on client strengths, concern for the worth and dignity of individuals, appreciation of environmental influences on behavior, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195168305
• ISBN13: 9780195168303
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 9.3" x 6.3"