Psychiatric Medication Issues for Social Workers, Counselors, and Psychologists

ISBN-13: 9780789024008 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 166 str.

Kia J. Bentley; Kia J. Bentley

Opis

Examining the use of psychopharmacology in clinical social work practice, this resource covers both the subjective experience of clients who use psychiatric medication and practitioner dilemmas related to helping clients manage and monitor drug intake.

Spis treści

• About the Contributors
  
• Introduction
  
• The Psychiatric Medication History: Context, Purpose, and Method
  
• The Psychology of the Psychopharmacology Triangle: The Client, the Clinicians, and the Medication
  
• The Subjective Experience of Youth Psychotropic Treatment
  
• Medication Effect Interpretation and the Social Grid of Management
  
• Ethical Dilemmas of Practicing Social Workers Around Psychiatric Medication: Results of a National Study
  
• Obtaining Informed Consent When a Profession Labels Itself as Providing Treatment for Mental Illness
  
• Complementary Practices and Herbal Healing: A New Frontier in Counseling Practice
  
• Index
  
• Reference Notes Included
  

O autorze

Kia J. Bentley