Beschreibung:
The current trend in health care is to view health problems through a broader lens that encompasses both the psychological and social influences on illness. This book reflects practitioners' increasing concern for clients with multifaceted problems. The text takes a practical approach to the problem, based on sound empirical research. It provides insight into the nature of the multiple problems presented by clients and offers practical advice on how to provide the comprehensive support required by these disadvantaged individuals. It offers methods of carrying out psychosocial assessments and explains how these findings may be used in interventions.
The current trend in health care is to view health problems througha broader lens that encompasses both the psychological and socialinfluences on illness.This book reflects practitioners' increasing concern for clientswith multifaceted problems. The text takes a practical approach tothe problem, based on sound empirical research. It provides insightinto the nature of the multiple problems presented by clients andoffers practical advice on how to provide the comprehensive supportrequired by these disadvantaged individuals.It offers methods of carrying out psychosocial assessments andexplains how these findings may be used in interventions.
Introduction.Part One: Understanding Complex Needs: a psychosocialapproach.1. Clients with complex needs and psychosocial problems.2. Complex needs clients and multiple service use.3. The need for comprehensive care.Part Two: Understanding the Limitations of specialistperspectives: The importance of a multi-disciplinary approach.4. Specialist planning perspectives: assessed needs inpopulations.5. Specialist professional perspectives: assessment andintervention.6. The need for inter-professional working.Part Three: Comprehensive planning and practice: a psychosocialapproach.7. Comprehensive inter-agency service planning.8. Comprehensive multi-disciplinary psychosocial assessment.9. A comprehensive range of treatment and maintenance methods ofcare.10. Multi-disciplinary working: a structured framework