Foreword, Patricia Deegan
Preface
1. History, Critique, and Useful Conceptions: Toward a Strengths
Paradigm
2. A Beginning Theory of Strengths
3. The Purpose, Principles, and Research Results of the Strengths
Model
4. Engagement and Relationship: A New Partnership
5. Strengths Assessment: Amplifying the Well Part of the
Individual
6. Personal Planning: Creating the Achievement Agenda
7. Resource Acquisition: Putting Community Back into Community
Mental Health
8. Supportive Case Management Context: Creating the Conditions for
Effectiveness
9. Strengths Model Epilogue: Commonly Asked Questions
(Objections)
Appendix I. Spirit-Breaking Behaviors
Appendix II. Hope-Inducing Behaviors
Appendix III. Areas to Explore Through the Strengths Assessment
Appendix IV. Quality Review of Strengths Assessment
Appendix V. Strengths Model Core Competencies Evaluation Tool
Appendix VI. Strengths Model Case Management Fidelity Scale
References
Index
Charles A. Rapp, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Social Welfare and
Research Professor at the University of Kansas and Director of the
Office of Mental Health Research and Training.
Richard J. Goscha, PhD, is Director of the Office of Mental Health
Research and Training at the University of Kansas, School of Social
Welfare.
"For those who have read the first edition, there is still enough
new material here, with more examples of real case histories, to
make this a must read text....Rapp and Goscha have achieved what
they set out to do: setting out the values and principles and the
theory of the Strengths Model, and describing real practices that
implement this approach....I would strongly recommend it for social
work practitioners in mental health services, but it should also
be
considered as mandatory reading for all social workers and every
mental health discipline." --British Journal of Social Work
"One of the strengths of this book is its wholehearted embrace of
the importance of clinical research...This excellent book has much
to offer to psychologists and other mental health professionals. It
effectively challenges many of the tenets with which we have
traditionally approached persons with psychiatric disabilities, and
it provides a practical and alternative model for treating them. It
is highly recommended in general, and in particular for those
of
us who work with persons with psychiatric
disabilities."--PsycCRITIQUES
"Case managers and those who supervise them will greatly benefit
from this highly readable text. In all, its a book that needs to be
read and that advocates methods that must be used."--Psychiatric
Services
"There is strength in vulnerability. This book teaches us that. In
practical terms, it teaches us the concrete skills necessary for
working with clients in real world settings from a strengths
orientation. Additionally, empirical evidence is provided
demonstrating that the strengths model is not just a good idea, but
an effective intervention as well. The application of the strengths
model makes a positive difference in the lives of real people in
real world
settings. Let's use it!" -- From the Foreword by Patricia E.
Deegan, PhD, Pat Deegan PhD & Associates
"Rapp and Goscha have enhanced us all by producing a new edition.
Although the 'strengths' term has crept into mental health jargon,
mental health professionals continue to have difficulty
understanding what it means to align oneself with the person's
strengths and to find strengths in the natural environment. The
third edition of the book is even richer than the second edition in
bringing these concepts to life, and it should be standard fare for
all who do
this work. Strengths case management is a practical and caring
approach that we can all use." -- Robert E. Drake, MD, PhD, Andrew
Thomson Professor of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School
"This book, like the previous two editions, is essential reading
for anyone wanting to get a clear and compelling picture of a
strengths-based approach to practice or, more specifically here,
the strengths model of case management with people with psychiatric
disabilities. Richly fortified with examples of actual practice, as
well as funded by ample research evidence of the efficacy of some
of these practices, a mental health practitioner cannot help but
come
away from this book feeling empowered and enriched in both ideas
and practices." -- Dennis Saleebey, PhD, Emeritus Professor of
Social Welfare, University of Kansas
"This book gives us a comprehensive understanding on the essence of
the strengths model, both theoretically and practically.
Conceptually speaking, Rapp and Goscha highlight the essential
components of the strengths model, the theories and principles
underlying the models, as well as its linkage with the recovery
process of people recovering from mental illness." --China Journal
of Social Work
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