Assertive outreach in mental healthcare : current perspectives edited by Caroline Williams, Mike Firn, Simon Wharne and Rob Macpherson

Includes bibliographical references and index

What does research tell us about assertive community treatment? / Andrew Molodynski and Tom Burns --
Multi-professional working in assertive outreach / Hannah Steer and Steve Onyett --
Fidelity and flexibility / Caroline Williams, Rob MacPherson, and Mike Firn --
Cognitive behaviour therapy for assertive outreach service users / Robert Griffiths, Caroline Williams, and Neil Harris --
Dual diagnosis : putting policy into practice / Rory Allott, Ian Wilson, and Mike Firn --
Use of medication in assertive outreach / Rob MacPherson and Tom Edwards --
Relatives, friends, and carers' experiences : involvement and support / Simon Wharne ... [et al.] --
Service user experience : engagement and recovery / Simon Wharne and Kamal Spilsted --
Assertive outreach : stigmatising treatment or social inclusion / Simon Wharne --
Meeting the black and ethnic minority agenda / Simon Wharne and Neil Sanyal --
Diversity and assertive outreach / Simon Wharne and Caroline Williams --
Personal autonomy : leverage and coercion / Mike Firn and Andrew Molodynski --
Targets, outcomes, and service evaluation / Mike Firn --
Funky mental health / Steve Morgan and Sue Jugon.

Assertive Outreach in Mental Healthcare: Current Perspectives explores experiences, successes, interventions, and service user stories as well as lessons learned from the implementation experience surrounding assertive intervention. It provides a synthesis of expert experience in the field as well as experiences of grass roots team practitioners.This book makes a valuable contribution to the field by addressing in depth a wide range of topics critical to the delivery of assertive outreach services and providing practitioners with a manual into which they can feed lessons.