Violence Risk - Assessment and Management, Webster Christopher D

This new edition is split into four distinct sections:
- A description of anger and domestic violence focused upon helping clients use the principles of neuroplasticity to dramatically alter their behavior
- Assessment for anger problems and/or domestic violence
- Group treatment for individuals with anger problems and/or domestic violence
- Individual, couples, and family treatment of these concerns.

Woven through this book is a fair and balanced treatment of gender issues, reflected in the diversity of case examples that address jealousy, chronic anger, behavioral problems, group and individual counseling, and more. Readers are also shown how anger develops and can lead to verbal and physical outbursts, the five types of rage reactions, and how to treat anger turned inward. Potter-Efron also details four different approaches to treating anger: behavioral, cognitive, affective, and existential/spiritual. Mental health professionals are provided numerous questionnaires and worksheets to utilize with their clients. Handbook of Anger Management and Domestic Violence Offender Treatment is an essential guidebook that illustrates effective theory and practice.

• Treatment plan components for 27 behaviorally based presenting problems
• Over 1,000 prewritten treatment goals, objectives, and interventions--plus space to record your own treatment plan options
• A step-by-step guide to writing treatment plans that meet the requirements of most insurance companies and third-party payors

The Suicide and Homicide Risk Assesment & Prevention Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payors, and state and federal review agencies.

• A critical tool for assessing suicidal and homicidal risks in a wide range of treatment populations
• Saves you hours of time-consuming paperwork, yet offers the freedom to develop customized treatment plans for your adult, adolescent, and child clients
• Organized around 27 main presenting problems and covering all client populations (suicidal adults, adolescents, and children) as well as homicidal personality types and risk factors including antisocial, psychotic, PTSD, and manipulative
• Over 1,000 well-crafted, clear statements describe the behavioral manifestations of each relational problem, long-term goals, short-term objectives, and clinically tested treatment options
• Easy-to-use reference format helps locate treatment plan components by behavioral problem
• Includes a sample treatment plan that conforms to the requirements of most third-party payors and accrediting agencies (including HCFA, JCAHO, and NCQA)