Main description:

During the past decade or more, there has been a rapid evolution of mental health services and treatment technologies, shifting psychiatric epidemiology, changes in public behavioral health policy and increased understanding in medicine regarding approaches to clinical work that focus on patient-centeredness. These contemporary issues need to be articulated in a comprehensive format. The American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP), a professional organization internationally recognized as holding the greatest concentration of expertise in the field, has launched a methodical process to create a competency certification in community psychiatry. As a reference for a certification examination, that effort will benefit enormously from a comprehensive handbook on the subject.

Contents:

Introduction: What is Community Psychiatry?.- Background: Community Psychiatry and History.- Basic Psychiatric Epidemiology.- Financing.- Advocacy: Community Organizing and Politics.- Recovery and Person-centered Care.- Context-specific Clinical Assessment.- Team-based Treatment.- Family Therapy in Public Sector Settings.- Motivational Interviewing.- Group Modalities/techniques.- Psychiatric Rehabilitation.- Case Management.- Physical Wellness.- Working with Peers.- Cultural Competence.