Fundamentals of Psychological Assessment and Testing by John M. Spores;

Author:John M. Spores; [Spores, John M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781000909555
Publisher: Taylor & Francis (Unlimited)
Published: 2023-02-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Developing the Mental Health Treatment Plan

Part I

DOI: 10.4324/9781003308164-4

Overview

In the absence of formulating an appropriate treatment plan, the prior steps in the mental health service process (viz., admissions, diagnosis, case conceptualization) lose much, if not all, of their clinical utility. Therefore, the ensuing two chapters are devoted to the indispensable topic of mental health treatment. Chapter 4 begins with two introductory or overview topics. First, it illustrates where treatment falls within the process of outpatient mental health services. Second, it provides a conceptual scheme within which the various theories of individual counseling and psychotherapy (hereafter, psychotherapy),1 along with some additional therapy modalities, can be presented in an effective manner.

These prelusory topics lead naturally into the principal objective of this and the ensuing chapter, which is a review of selected mental health therapies and their associated pre-drafted treatment recommendations, along with evidence regarding the disorders and presenting problems with which they have shown some degree of effectiveness. The treatment recommendations are in a modifiable electronic format and can be downloaded for clinical practice from the Routledge E-Resources Website for this book.

In terms of coverage, Chapter 4 presents psychoanalytic, Adlerian, behavioral, and cognitive behavioral therapy approaches employed in an individual (i.e., one-on-one) treatment modality. Chapter 5 continues with individual humanistic therapy approaches, followed by some common alternative treatment modalities (e.g., play therapy, group therapy, biomedical therapy). Finally, Chapter 5 concludes with recommendations concerning further assessment in the form of psychological testing, which provides a logical segue into Chapter 6 that focuses on principles of psychological measurement.

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