Reviews for Management and Administration Skills for the Mental Health Professional

The average rating for Management and Administration Skills for the Mental Health Professional based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2014-08-07 00:00:00 Lawrence March 3.5 stars. I am a healthcare researcher interested in clinical ethics, and a colleague who's a palliative care specialist recommended I read one of the chapters in this book ("The Skull at the Banquet") in order to do which I had to get the whole book (it's small and short, and was not that expensive as medical books go) so I figured I'd read the whole thing as long as I have it. I've already learned a fair bit about end-of-life issues (controversies surrounding definitions of death, the palliative care movement, etc.) so a lot of this was review for me, but I think for a medical or nursing student or someone else new to the field, it would be a very nice, concise introduction. The two chapters that most interested me and in which I learned the most new things were the chapter arguing against a so-called "right to die" (the author of the chapter takes a position that feels fairly unique in the debate on this issue 'he is not in principle opposed to all physician-assisted-suicide, but sees no way to create a legally protected "right" to it without bad consequences 'so he made arguments that felt novel in the context of the usual sides of the debate and were very thought-provoking) and the chapter on how to ensure that cadavers are used ethically in medical training or research (of the issues touched on in this volume, I was previously least familiar with this one). As a note, I found the chapter that had been recommended to me un-compelling, partly because a large part of it focused on a particular sort of psychotherapy for use with dying patients that seems a bit suspect to me. But I think people actually interested specifically in going into palliative care medicine might find more to appreciate in that one. Again, overall a nice brief introduction to how clinicians deal with death.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-11-14 00:00:00 Ramon Soares Novaes De Souza Well, I was actually impressed with the amount of work that was placed in this book. Great work on connecting with the audience and the structure was easy to follow. Information was up to date and gives multiple points of views through fantastic examples and facts. Thank you for the educational information, Jonas and Kovner! This was a book I enjoyed reading for Health Care Seminar course.