The Praeger Handbook of Community Mental Health Practice: [3 volumes]

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This expansive, three-volume set addresses the complexities of interconnectivity, therapeutic capacity, and the competencies needed in order to provide sophisticated and integrated community mental health careboth in the United States and within a global community. The Praeger Handbook of Community Mental Health Practice provides an essential framework that will serve university educators, students, new practitioners, and experienced therapists alike as they adapt to new approaches to community mental health and respond to changing laws governing mental health provision across state, national, and global levels. Volume one considers the structures, challenges, and expectations of community mental health, familiarizing readers with key issues such as service delivery, funding, and key models of intervention and care. Volume two provides an in-depth exploration of the specific issues of working with populations that participate in and benefit from community mental health services, including addiction, school-based services, juvenile and adult justice, and veteran's services. In Volume three, the contributors address specific needs, considerations, and concerns relevant to working in the global community, including disaster services, trauma, working with children, and providing training in international settings.

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This is an exciting, refreshing work . . . valuable for all current and future health care providers in any setting. Summing Up: Highly recommended. * Choice *

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Doreen Maller, LMFT, PhD, is a licensed marriage and family therapist in private practice in San Mateo, CA, and associate professor and academic director in the counseling psychology masters program at John F. Kennedy University, San Jose, CA, specializing in holistic studies and expressive arts. Kathy Langsam is a licensed marriage and family therapist, has supervised and supported marriage family therapists, social work trainees, interns, and licensed staff in her various roles as director of clinical services, clinical director, and director of training and internship program for 12 years in community mental health throughout the San Francisco Bay area. Melissa Fritchle is a licensed marriage and family therapist with a private practice in Capitola, CA. She teaches and trains master's degree students at John F. Kennedy University, San Jose, CA, and Sofia University (formerly the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology), Palo Alto, CA.