The Mental Health Desk Reference: A Practice-Based Guide to Diagnosis, Treatment, and Professional Ethics

THE MENTAL HEALTH DESK REFERENCE......Page 1
Contents......Page 10
Editors......Page 14
Contributors......Page 16
Part I:   Counceling for Adjustment Disorders and Life Stress......Page 22
1 Prevalence of Adult Disorders......Page 24
2 Counseling Clients with Underlying Medical Problems......Page 31
3 Counseling with Unemployed and  Underemployed Clients......Page 39
4 Effective College Counseling......Page 46
5 Divorce Counseling......Page 53
6 Death and Bereavement......Page 59
7 Stress, Coping, and Well-Being......Page 65
8 The Fat Client......Page 72
9 Guidelines for Counseling Clients with HIV Spectrum Disorders......Page 81
Part II:   Diagnosis and Treatment of Adults with Mental and Emotional Disorders......Page 88
10 Effective Use of the DSM from a Developmental/Wellness Perspective......Page 90
11 Clinical and Diagnostic Interviewing......Page 98
12 Effective Treatment Planning......Page 104
13 The Nonmedical Therapist’s Role in Pharmacological Interventions with Adults......Page 109
14 Guidelines for Counseling Mandated and Nonvoluntary Clients......Page 115
15 Using Test Data in Counseling and Clinical Practice......Page 120
16 Treating Anxiety Disorders in Adults......Page 127
17 Diagnosis and Treatment of Adult Depressive Disorders......Page 133
18 Eating Disorders:  Guidelines for Assessment, Treatment, and Referral......Page 140
19 Clinical Practice Issues in Assessing for Adult Substance Use Disorders......Page 149
20 Management of Personality Disorders......Page 156
21 Schizophrenia and Severe Mental Illness: Guidelines for Assessment, Treatment, and Referral......Page 163
Part III:   Diagnosis and Treatment of Children with Mental and Emotional Disorders......Page 174
22 Prevalence of Childhood Disorders......Page 176
23 Diagnostic Evaluation of Mental and Emotional Disorders of Childhood......Page 183
24 Child Maltreatment:  Treatment of Child and Adolescent Victims......Page 190
25 Treating Anxiety Disorders in Children......Page 198
26 Interventions for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder......Page 204
27 Bullying: Counseling Perpetrators and Victims......Page 212
28 Assessment and Treatment Recommendations for Children and Adolescents with Depression......Page 220
29 Counseling Interventions for Children with Disruptive Behaviors......Page 226
30 Effective Use of DSM-IV with Children......Page 234
31 Enlisting Appropriate Parental Cooperation and Involvement in Children’s Mental Health Treatment......Page 240
32 Understanding and Promoting Resilience with Our Clients......Page 246
33 Substance Abuse among Children and Adolescents......Page 252
Part IV: Crisis Intervention Issues......Page 258
34 Responding to a Community Crisis: Frontline Counseling......Page 260
35 Treatment for Violent Children and Adolescents......Page 266
36 Responding to Survivors of Sexual Assault......Page 273
37 Suicide Risk Assessment......Page 280
38 Counseling Interventions with Suicidal Clients......Page 285
39 Responding to Dangerous Clients......Page 292
Part V:   Counseling Diverse Populations......Page 298
40 Multicultural Assessment......Page 300
41 Counseling African American Clients......Page 307
42 Counseling Asian American Clients......Page 313
43 Counseling Latino Clients......Page 319
44 Counseling American Indian/Alaskan Native Clients......Page 327
45 Disability and Rehabilitation Counseling......Page 335
46 Counseling Older Adults......Page 341
47 Counseling Older Adults in Institutional Settings......Page 347
48 Affirmative Assessment and Therapy with Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Clients......Page 354
49 Counseling Women from a Feminist Perspective......Page 362
Part VI:  Group and Family Intervetnions......Page 370
50 Using Brief Groups Effectively......Page 372
51 Exploring Diversity in Therapeutic Groups......Page 379
52 Solution-Focused Family Counseling......Page 386
53 Assessment in Couple and Family Counseling......Page 393
54 Family Counseling Competencies......Page 400
Part VII:  Practice Management......Page 406
55 Practicing Evidence-Based Mental Health: Using Research and Measuring Outcomes......Page 408
56 Advertising, Marketing, and Financing a Mental Health Practice......Page 414
57 Counselors Dealing with the Media......Page 419
58 Counselors as Expert Witnesses......Page 425
Part VIII:   Personal Care and Interprofessional Relations: Coping with the Demands of the Profession......Page 432
59 Impairment in the Mental Health Professions......Page 434
60 Ethical Issues Related to Interprofessional Communication......Page 440
61 When Therapists Face Stress and Crisis: Self-Initiated Coping Strategies......Page 447
62 Treatment Failures: Opportunities for Learning......Page 453
Part IX:  Ethical and Legal Issues......Page 460
63 Ethics Complaints: Procedures for Filing and Responding......Page 462
64 Protecting Clients’ Rights to Privacy......Page 468
65 Accurate and Effective Informed Consent......Page 474
66 Responsible Documentation......Page 480
67 Managing Boundaries......Page 486
68 Reporting Suspected Child Abuse......Page 492
69 Defining and Recognizing Elder Abuse......Page 499
70 The Responsible Use of Technology in Mental Health Practice......Page 505
71 Counseling Supervision:  Essential Concepts and Practices......Page 511
72 Responsible Interactions with Managed Care Organizations......Page 517
Appendix:  Ethics Codes and Guidelines in Mental Health Disciplines......Page 524
Author Index......Page 526
Subject Index......Page 542