The Strengths Model
Rapp, Charles A.; Goscha, Richard J.
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Description for The Strengths Model
Hardcover. Num Pages: 352 pages, 38 line-cuts and 1 half-tone. BIC Classification: JKSM; MMH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 29. Weight in Grams: 602.
Presenting a compelling alternative to the traditional medical approach, The Strengths Model demonstrates an evidence-based approach to helping people with a psychiatric disability identify and achieve meaningful and important life goals. Since the first edition of this classic textbook appeared, the strengths model has matured into a robust vision of mental health services. Both a philosophy of practice and a specific set of tools and methods, the strengths model is designed to facilitate a recovery-oriented partnership between client and practitioner. This completely revised edition charts the evolution of the strengths model, reviews the empirical support behind it, and illustrates the ... Read more
Presenting a compelling alternative to the traditional medical approach, The Strengths Model demonstrates an evidence-based approach to helping people with a psychiatric disability identify and achieve meaningful and important life goals. Since the first edition of this classic textbook appeared, the strengths model has matured into a robust vision of mental health services. Both a philosophy of practice and a specific set of tools and methods, the strengths model is designed to facilitate a recovery-oriented partnership between client and practitioner. This completely revised edition charts the evolution of the strengths model, reviews the empirical support behind it, and illustrates the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199764082
SKU
V9780199764082
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About Rapp, Charles A.; Goscha, Richard J.
Charles A. Rapp, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Social Welfare and Research Professor at the University of Kansas and Director of the Office of Mental Health Research and Training. Richard J. Goscha, PhD, is Director of the Office of Mental Health Research and Training at the University of Kansas, School of Social Welfare.
Reviews for The Strengths Model
For those who have read the first edition, there is still enough new material here, with more examples of real case histories, to make this a must read text....Rapp and Goscha have achieved what they set out to do: setting out the values and principles and the theory of the Strengths Model, and describing real practices that implement this approach....I ... Read more