Psychosocial Rehabilitation is a comprehensive ready-reference for mental health practitioners and students, providingpractical advice on the full range of interventions forpsychosocial rehabilitation. It contextualises the interventionsdescribed and provides pointers to enable the reader to explore thetheory and research. This manual recognises the wide-ranging impact of mental illnessand its ramifications on daily life, and promotes a recovery modelof psychosocial rehabilitation and aims to empower clinicians toengage their clients in tailored rehabilitation plans. The book isdivided into five key sections. Section 1 looks at assessment covering tools available in thepublic domain, instruments, scoring systems, norms and applicationsfor diagnosis and measurement of symptoms, cognitive functioning,impairment and recovery. Section 2 covers the full range of therapeutic interventions andoffers advice on training and supervision requirements andevaluation of process, impact and outcome. Section 3 provides manuals and programs for interventionseffectively provided as group activities. Section 4 explains how to design a full programme thatintegrates therapeutic interventions with group programmes as wellas services provided by other agencies. The final section looks at peer support and self help, providingmanuals and resources that support programmes and interventions notrequiring professional or practitioner direction.
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