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In this title, mental health professionals and scientists, ranging from newly trained individuals to seasoned clinicians and researchers, tell their own and their families’ stories of mental disorder, providing an unprecedented level of honesty and disclosure. The volume presents moving and inspiring narratives of serious mental disorder in individuals who have decided to focus their careers on mental illness in others. The editor, who has previously disclosed his own family’s struggles with his father’s lifelong, misdiagnosed bipolar disorder, utilizes his own experiences to integrate, synthesize, and provide perspective on these revealing contributions. Through both personal narratives and accounts of parents, siblings, or offspring, the contributors convey the serious impairments that can accrue to those with mental illness, the strength and courage that emanate from such experiences, and the ways in which these experiences have contributed to their own decisions to enter the mental health field.Less

Each of the 38 case studies in this book is authored by an expert in psychology, psychiatry, social work, or counseling. The cases have been clustered by work setting under the general headings of psychotherapy, forensics, medical centers, national security, organizations, schools, supervision, religious settings, and public service. Each manuscript follows a similar format; it begins with a case, followed by the author's discussion of the key ethical issues evoked, a summary of the primary ethical conundrums prevalent in the work setting, and a final personal reflection in retrospect regarding how he or she handled the ethical quandary. Each contribution concludes with a summary of salient ethical principles and standards as well as a list of resources for further reading.Less

This online resource is a guide designed to help therapists and other mental health professionals navigate the ethical and legal maze surrounding confidentiality. At its core is a practical Confidentiality Practice Model, which is a step-by-step guide for clarifying the ethical and legal issues that make the ethics of conditional confidentiality so complicated. Ethics codes represent the 'ethical floor,' which is the minimum standard of behavior about confidentiality. This title encourages reaching for the 'ethical ceiling,' by protecting confidentiality to the extent legally possible and not disclosing patients' confidences just because certain laws would allow them to be disclosed. It aims to demystify confidentiality for therapists, clinical supervisors, educators, ethics consultants, attorneys who represent mental health professionals, clinicians, and administrators.Less

Running a professional practice is an exciting, daunting, and at times frustrating endeavor. The goal of this book is to provide you with the practical information and guidance you will need to be successful in private practice. The first part of this book begins by addressing essential concepts related to beginning in practice, managing your practice, and using practice management consultants. It goes on to discuss the business of practice, growing a practice, building collaborative relationships to aid in growing your practice, and addressing common ethical and legal issues relevant to starting, running, and closing a private practice. This section concludes with a discussion of a range of special issues related to private practice that should assist you to develop, maintain, and grow a successful private practice. There are plenty of opportunities for learning a great deal about how to take the concept of being in practice and turning it into a business. The second section of this book contains chapters describing niche practice areas, written by private practitioners who actually are providing the services. Each of these short chapters provides brief, readable descriptions of assessment practices, psychotherapy practices, and other unique uses of mental health professionals’ skillsets that are applied outside of the more traditional medical model. This book is intended to help you develop a practice environment that allows you to support yourself and your loved ones while you provide the best care possible to those you serve.Less

This online resource is a good overview of the growth of psychotherapy integration into a mature, empirically supported, and international movement. It provides a state-of-the-art, comprehensive description of psychotherapy and its clinical practices by leading proponents. It covers topics such as cognitive-analytic therapy, integrative psychotherapy with culturally diverse clients, cognitive-behavioural analysis system, and blending spirituality with psychotherapy. It also addresses assimilative integration, reviews the empirical research on integrative and eclectic treatments, provides guidelines that facilitate comparative analyses and ensure comprehensiveness, and includes a summary outline to help readers compare the integrative approaches.Less

This title provides a unique perspective on what it is like to be brain damaged, seen through the eyes of doctors or neurosurgeons who have themselves suffered a brain injury or brain illness. Each of the personal accounts, written over the past 120 years, is accompanied by a commentary written by the author which critically examines the experiences of the sufferer, relating them to current issues in clinical neurology and cognitive neuroscience. The author also provides an introduction to each contribution, and in a final overview chapter he combines the lessons learned from all the articles. Accounts from over 40 individuals cover a wide range of conditions including: memory disorders, language disorders, visual disorders, Parkinson's disease, stroke, brain tumour, head injury, and epilepsy.Less

Military Psychologists' Desk Reference is the authoritative guide in the field of military mental health, covering in a clear and concise manner the depth and breadth of this expanding area at a pivotal and relevant time. It brings together the field's top experts to provide concise and targeted reviews of the most salient aspects of military mental health and present the material in an easily digestible manner. It covers important topics, including military culture, working with Special Operations Forces, professional issues and ethical challenges, women in combat, posttraumatic stress, anxiety and sleep disorders, psychologists' involvement in interrogations, and how to build and sustain a resilient Force.Less

This online resource for mental health practitioners presents a variety of information required in daily practice in one easy-to-use resource. Covering the entire spectrum of practice issues–from diagnostic codes, practice guidelines, treatment principles, and report checklists, to insight and advice from today's most respected clinicians–this peerless reference gives access to the whole range of current knowledge. It covers assessment and diagnosis, testing and psychometrics, treatment and psychotherapy, biology and pharmacotherapy, self-help resources, ethical and legal issues, forensic practice, financial and insurance matters, and prevention and consultation. Chapters are clearly written by master clinicians and include easy-to-read checklists and tables as well as helpful advice.Less

In this volume, distinguished contributors explore the multifaceted nature of the psychotherapy of psychotherapists from “both sides of the couch.” The first-person narratives, clinical wisdom, and research findings gathered together in this title offer guidance about providing effective treatments to therapist-patients. Part I presents multiple theoretical positions that justify and guide the work of therapists’ therapists. In Part II, eminent therapists write eloquently and intimately about their own experiences as patients. Their personal reflections offer valuable insights about what is healing and educational about psychotherapy. These narratives are followed by several chapters reviewing scientific research on therapists in personal therapy, including the first report of relevant findings from a major international survey of psychotherapists. In Part III, celebrated therapists from different theoretical orientations offer guidance on conducting therapy with fellow therapists. They reflect on the many challenges, dilemmas, and rewards that arise when two people do the same work. Their chapters offer wisdom and warnings about such issues as power dynamics, boundary maintenance, therapist self-disclosure, the termination process, and the post-termination phase of the relationship.Less