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"Her book takes us on a journey back to the basics of conducting a thorough and informative social history and is an account of what a real social history involves...I recommend this book not only for the novice but also for all clinicians who want an edge on how to accumulate more pertinent information concerning their patients and to guide their treatment." —PSYCCRITIQUESIn the mental health and human service professions, taking a social history assessment marks the start of most therapeutic interventions. Social History Assessment is the first resource to offer practical guidance about interpreting the social history. Author Arlene Bowers Andrews provides rich resources to assist helping professionals as they gather and–most importantly–interpret information about social relationships in the lives of individuals.
Describing the Social History
Describing the Social History
A straightforward descriptive social history, without interpretation (discussed in the next chapter), essentially reports the facts that occurred and the meaning attributed to the events or series of events as conveyed by the key informants. This chapter covers the gathering of facts and observations that lead to such a description. The goal is to use procedures and recording methods that ensure the history is accurate, complete, and reliable.
The techniques reviewed here can be used for the most thorough histories, such as those required in an adoption study, suicide assessment, or for mitigation in criminal sentencing. Most often, the professional will require a shorter, more focused version of a social history as when developing a treatment plan for addiction, ...
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