Reflections of a Cynical Clinical Psychologist
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-367-33639-4 (ISBN)
Presenting first-hand accounts from the ‘front line’, Reflections of a Cynical Clinical Psychologist provides the reader with a participant experience of the daily ups and downs of a US mental health professional. Vividly describing actual clinical events ranging from tragic to comedic, this book calls attention to the human realities of the system’s dysfunction.
Illustrated throughout by anecdotes based on the author’s 50 years of experience and observations in the field, the book focuses on ‘the system’ as the problem, identifying the limitations in current mental health policy with the emphasis misplaced onto profit rather than optimal patient care. These anecdotes are organized by themes such as the harsh treatment of patients by staff; loss in the workplace; anomalous staff behavior; problems with the legal system; and clinically unexpected and bizarre episodes.
The value of humor as a stress reducer, social leveler and a means to make incisive points is highlighted throughout. This is important reading for mental health professionals, policy makers and those interested in humanizing social policy.
Max Heinrich, PhD., is a clinical psychologist who earned his PhD from Cornell University in 1968. He has worked primarily with the seriously and persistently mentally ill in hospital settings. For most of that time he directed various inpatient and outpatient services. He has won local, state and national awards for public advocacy on behalf of his profession. Currently his week is divided between treating patients and teaching students on a psychiatric inpatient unit in a public hospital, as well as maintaining an extensive private practice.
INTRODUCTION
INSTITUTIONS
GRADUATE SCHOOL
THE CITY HOSPITAL
THE STATE HOSPITAL
THE COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER: "GIVE ME YOUR TIRED, YOUR POOR"
CHALLENGING CLINICAL CIRCUMSTANCES
COMPROMISED PATIENT CARE
PATIENT DEATHS
STAFF PARTINGS
PSYCHOTHERAPY
WWII HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS
TESTIFYING IN COURT
SCREENING OF POLICE APPLICANTS
CLINICIANS IN HARM’S WAY
CURIOUS AND TROUBLESOME CLINICAL EXPERIENCES
ABSURD STAFF BEHAVIOR
AWKWARD MOMENTS
PRACTICING WHEN OUT OF THE OFFICE: NO DOCUMENTATION REQUIRED!
A CHALLENGING SYSTEM
MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY
THE APPEAL OF 'PRESCRIPTION PRIVILEGES': "IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN 'EM!"
HEALTH INSURANCE ABUSES: OR UNSURANCE?
MONEY INEVITABLY DRIVES POLICY...AND POLICY LOSES
ESCALATING ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL: ALL'S WELL THAT ORWELL
MOSTLY BUSINESS, MOST OF THE TIME: MINI-MALISM
ADMINISTRATIVE ABUSES OF POWER: PETTY MAL TREATMENT
AFTERWARD
APPUNDIX
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.04.2020 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 1 Halftones, black and white |
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Gewicht | 217 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Klinische Psychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie ► Sozialpsychologie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Psychiatrie / Psychotherapie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-367-33639-1 / 0367336391 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-367-33639-4 / 9780367336394 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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