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Provides a guide to psychotherapy for those with mental illness. Interventions for Acute Mental Disorders: Working with individuals and their families prepares an initial social worker to work with some of the most challenging clients who are viewing mental / behavioral health care services in the general community.

This title includes how to develop and maintain a therapeutic alliance with individuals suffering from serious mental illness; how to manage and overcome the impact of stigma. How to manage the client's lack of insight and to facilitate awareness of the disease; and how to work with non-voluntary clients and contractors.

Readers will learn how to overcome potential barriers to effective dealing with individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). Mental illnesses include schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, paranoid disorder, severe personality disorders and drug abuse problems.

Advanced Core Competency Series - As part of the Advanced Core Competency Series, this title is designed to help students apply CSWE competencies and practice example behaviors in specialized practice areas. Readers will gain experience in answering higher-level thinking questions of competency-related licensing.

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