Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: A Manual of Clinical Practice and Consultation Paperback - 2005 - 1st Edition

From the jacket flap

Child psychiatrists and psychologists, clinical nurses, social workers, and other mental health practitioners working in the public sector--where limited funds, poverty, social environments, and bureaucracy add to the daily challenges--can now turn to Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for approaches and insights to make their work easier and more productive.

Twenty chapters are divided into four main sections, where 31 seasoned clinicians and administrators detail the most useful tasks, strategies, and maneuvers for child and family-focused community mental health professionals. Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry addresses questions to consider before assuming a staff or administrative position in a community agency; legal and ethical issues; roles for various disciplines and team members in today's multidisciplinary environment; general principles, tools, and issues; the overall mission of a particular type of agency; and--equally important--the wealth of opportunities to do good work.

Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provides insight into the public system of care and the requisite tools to manage the rapidly changing clinical, political, and administrative landscape. Trainees, practitioners, and administrators alike will welcome this indispensable road-map to a higher level of practice in community settings.