Fundamentals for Practice with High Risk Populations / Edition 1

by Nancy Summers

Overview

Summers' new book examines all the particular issues and specific concerns that should be understood and addressed for each high-risk population. The book indicates what warning signs to look for, what questions to ask, and what potential problems may arise. This new book presents the basic steps in practice, dealing with specific "high-risk" populations. It also offers a greater focus on intake and monitoring. The book is also an ideal reference for anyone working with specific populations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780534558666
Publisher:	Cengage Learning
Publication date:	09/27/2002
Series:	SAB 125 Substance Abuse Case Management Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	10.90(w) x 8.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Nancy Summers is a professor at Harrisburg Area Community College, where she has served as department chair. Summers was the director of public education for a mental health system and has worked with numerous agencies to provide training, improve services, and assist with an internal reorganization. She remains actively in touch with numerous professionals in a wide variety of programs and recently published work on the supervision of the less experienced human services worker.

Table of Contents

1. At Risk. 2. Writing a Social History. 3. Case Management with Children and Their Families. 4. Case Management with Survivors of Rape and Violence. 5. Case Management in the Filed of Drug and Alcohol Dependence. 6. Case Management and Mental Illness. 7. Case Management and Mental Retardation. 8. Case Management with Older People.

Editorial Reviews

"This book is an excellent resource for introducing students to the development and writing of an assessment. It is one of a kind. It is a resource that is well overdue for teaching in social work practice. It is practical and simplistic, this making it a valuable tool for students." "I think that this is an excellent book that can be used in various ways. It is an excellent book to support a practice course, to enhance field instruction or for an elective. It is the best book, I think, to teach case management."


"This is a long-overdue, and significant, contribution to the field of human services. I would immediately adopt it in my classes, especially as a companion product to FUNDAMENTALS OF CASE MANAGEMENT PRACTICE. The vast majority of the material is accurate and comprehensive."


"This text prepares the student for real-life scenarios. It gives the students the opportunity to begin learning about treatment development and critical clinical skills needed to manage in the case management arena. In a field that is growing so quickly, this text enables individuals to transition form school to workplace much more smoothly."

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