LibGuides: MSW-6004: Lesson 8 Resources

Lesson 8 Resources

Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths-based Assessment
Corcoran, J. and Walsh, J. (2019).Mental Health in Social Work: A Casebook on Diagnosis and Strengths-Based Assessment (3rd Edition). Pearson.
Every chapter describing a specific disorder includes a section on interventions applicable to that disorder. Review this content to see social workers' primary interventions in behavioral health settings.

Access the Redshelf book from your course in the Getting Started module, or from the Bookshelf link, on the top navigation bar.

Optional Resources

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). About culture-centered practices
These are additional resources that you will want to keep as you move through the MSW Program. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is a federal agency that serves as a storehouse of an incredible amount of information on the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders. Use it as a reference and resource in your classes and in your practice.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Topics
Read this page about what it means to engage in culture-centered practice then watch the brief video embedded at the bottom of the webpage entitled Bridging Different Ways of Knowing: Funding Traditional Practices for Navajo Combat Veterans.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). About evidence-based programs
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is an agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. Its main focus is meeting the behavioral health needs of Americans. Its website is a wealth of information on prevention and treatment at the micro, mezzo, and macro level. Browse the website because it will be useful to this week’s assignment and those in the coming weeks (especially your Signature Assignment).
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (2018). National registry of evidence-based programs and practices (NREPP).
This webpage within NREPP provides you with their definition of an evidence-based program and their steps for developing your own evidence-based intervention.
Find an intervention
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find an intervention.
SAMHSA is one of the leaders in evaluating the efficacy of behavioral health programs to determine if they meet criteria to be considered evidence-based. This resource links you NREPP’s main page where you can explore the criteria SAMSHA uses when evaluating programs to determine if they are evidenced-based. You will also find a link to their database of behavioral health programs that have already been evaluated and deemed evidenced-based. You will use this database for your Signature Assignment.
Find an intervention
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. (n.d.). Find an intervention.
This database is for searching for evidence-based behavioral health programs. You can narrow the search by various criteria such as gender, race, age of the client, program type (mental health, substance abuse, co-occurring), setting (hospital, school, correctional facility, home, etc.), and more. You will be using this database for your Signature Assignment. This resource will always be available to you as a social worker. Consider bookmarking it in your browser’s favorites.
SAMHSA
SAMHSA's mission is to lead public health and service delivery efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and better outcomes.