eTextbook 978-0471705109 Consultation Skills for Mental Health Professionals

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Product details:

• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0824791827
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0824791827
• Author: Richard W. Sears (Author), John Rudisill (Author), Carrie Mason-Sears (Author)

Consultation interventions are an increasingly popular alternative to clinical practice, allowing the practitioner to interact with and affect many different individuals and organizations. This type of work challenges mental health professionals, drawing on all the skills and resources they may possess, yet also offers some of the greatest rewards and opportunities for service.

Filled with numerous case examples and checklists, Consultation Skills for Mental Health Professionals contains a wealth of information on this important area of practice. It provides a comprehensive source for working with a diverse clientele in a variety of settings, discussing both traditional mental health consultation models and the fast-growing field of organizational consulting.

Table of contents:

Chapter 1 Introduction 1

Part One: Individual-Level Consulting Issues 23

Chapter 2 Clinical Career Assessment and Counseling 25

Chapter 3 Organizational Context 45

Chapter 4 Leadership, Management, and Supervision 76

Chapter 5 Executive Assessment, Selection, Interviewing, and Development 114

Chapter 6 Executive Coaching and Performance Enhancement 153

Part Two: Consulting to Small Systems 221

Chapter 7 Working with Teams and Groups 223

Chapter 8 Training and Team Building 249

Chapter 9 Diversity Issues in Consultation 270

Part Three: Consulting to Large Systems 299

Chapter 10 The Nature of Organizations 301

Chapter 11 Assessment of Organizations 318

Chapter 12 Organizational Intervention 331

Part Four: Special Topics 353

Chapter 13 Practice Management 355

Chapter 14 Clinical Consultation 386

Chapter 15 Consultation Services for Special Populations 413

Chapter 16 Crisis Consultation 428

Title Tag:

Mastering Consultation Skills: Essential Techniques for Mental Health Professionals
Enhance Your Therapy Impact: Advanced Consultation Skills for Mental Health Experts
Building Better Outcomes: Key Consultation Skills for Mental Health Practitioners