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Psychiatric Medication Issues for Social Workers, Counselors, and Psychologists (Hardcover)
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Psychiatric Medication Issues for Social Workers, Counselors, and Psychologists (Hardcover)
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Learn more about psychiatric medications to better understand your
clientele! Psychiatric Medication Issues for Social Workers,
Counselors, and Psychologists explores a range of issues and
dilemmas in psychopharmocology practice that emerge especially for
social workers, counselors, and psychologists because of their
unique roles and perspectives. This book contains qualitative and
quantitative research examining the subjective experience of
clients who use psychiatric medication. You'll find unprecedented
discussion of clinical and ethical situations that arise when
social workers and allied health caregivers collaborate with
clients and providers around psychiatric medicine. This book
contains creative ideas on how social workers and other allied
health providers can be more responsive to both adults and children
who take medication. Psychiatric Medication Issues for Social
Workers, Counselors, and Psychologists focuses on the meaning of
medication for the clients who use them and their positive and
negative experiences with them over time. This book serves as an
innovative forum and effective springboard for productive
discussion among practitioners, scholars and researchers about
psychiatric medication's relevance toand interface withsocial work
practice. This book is designed to help practitioners: understand
how clients manage their psychotropic medications and interpret
their effects maximize the chances for successful treatment outcome
by understanding the meaning, transference, and countertransference
stimulated by the triangle created by the client, social worker,
and psychopharmacological provider map the sociocultural context of
youth medication management and help youthful clients adopt coping
mechanisms for everyday medication treatment confront a variety of
ethical dilemmas, such as ambiguities around the knowledge base of
practice, appropriate roles of providers, and basic personal and
professional values secure informed consent when discussing
proposed treatments (including medications) and explain alternative
treatments without breaking informed consent laws promote effective
and comprehensive helping relationships by being cognizant of
alternative practices, herbal preparations, and essential oil and
flower essence products that clients could be using on their own
This book contains extensive references, suggestions for
client-consultation questions, research findings, and interviews
with social workers to complement the text. Unique in its focus on
the client's point of view, Psychiatric Medication Issues for
Social Workers, Counselors, and Psychologists will help you
overcome any difficulties of working with clients in drug therapy.
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