The Clinical Assessment Workbook: Balancing Strengths and Differential Diagnosis [Paperback]

Elizabeth Pomeroy (Author), Kathryn Wambach (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 10, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0534578438 | ISBN-13: 978-0534578435 | Edition: 1

The purpose of this workbook is to facilitate student's understanding of the DSM IV and other texts related to the diagnoses of mental disorders. It is designed to enhance the student's ability to assess clients' strengths and to diagnose any emotional difficulties the client may be experiencing. It will provide students with the opportunity to practice their assessment skills in a classroom environment prior to entering the field as a mental health professional. Students will not only learn the various diagnostic categories of the DSM IV but also how to apply these categories to clients they will be seeing in practice. It will aid students in understanding dual diagnoses, symptom formulation, and the overlap between diagnostic categories.

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"I would describe this workbook as a very comprehensive and straightforward coverage of the DSM diagnostic categories that would give students and new practitioners a very good review of the DSM and the opportunity to practice with some very clearly presented cases and case examples." "I would definitely adopt this in my advanced MSW mental health practice course. Why? Because it fill(s) a gap that both my students and I have identified: How to get more practice into this practice course."

"I would describe it as a useful casebook to illustrate DSM diagnostic categories through detailed case illustrations. Its strengths are: excellent and riveting case examples; excellent integration of assessment tools/measures as part of diagnostic process; good use of internet resources; table of contents is well organized."

About the Author

Elizabeth C. Pomeroy, PhD LMSW-ACP, received her master's degree in social work from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She has over 18 years of clinical social work experience with children, adolescents, adults, and families in mental health and health settings. She received her PhD in social work from the University of Texas at Austin.She received the University's Outstanding Dissertation Award in social sciences for her research on families of people with HIV/AIDS. . For the past 8 years, she has taught clinical assessment and diagnosis at the University of Central Florida and the University of Texas at Austin. Her research interests have focused on the effectiveness of mental health interventions for children, adults and families and intervention for individuals infected and affected by HIV/AIDS. She is currently an associate professor and the director of the Bachelor of Social Work program at the University of Texas at Austin.

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: Brooks Cole; 1 edition (October 10, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0534578438
• ISBN-13: 978-0534578435
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #225,871 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Workbook?, August 12, 2008

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I purchased this book for school. The book basically summarizes the DSM-IV-TR. The case examples are interesting but the book provides no feedback on the cases. You are left in the dark with a hope that you balanced strengths and that you came up with the right diagnosis. The cases also lead you to make many assumptions of a clients strengths.

2.0 out of 5 stars Good workbook but MISSING PAGES!!, July 3, 2011

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I bought this book brand new for a graduate school course that I'm taking.... I was enjoying the book until I realized that I can't do one of the assignments because it's missing pages!! It doesn't look as though it's missing pages, but it is. It skips from page 214 (case 8.1# to page 247 #case 10.2) which presents a problem since I need to complete case 9.2 for class. It's a good book... just check it out when you receive it to make sure you got the whole book. Wondering if there was just a printing error in my batch?

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars handbook for the DSM, May 9, 2010

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Excellent book to help grad students learn and become familiar with the DSM-IV-TR. I highly recommend this book.