Treating Those with Mental Disorders: A Comprehensive Approach to Case Conceptualization and Treatment

Practical guidance on selecting and applying treatments for clients who have mental disorders
Treating Those with Mental Disorders: A Comprehensive Approach to Case Conceptualization and Treatment offers students and new counselors specific treatment planning, implementation, and intervention strategies in addition to background information on clinical issues and DSM-5 diagnoses and interventions.
A strength-based framework for conceptualizing and treating clients guides students through the process of selecting and implementing treatments. Real-life examples illustrate how critical counseling concepts and approaches are applied in actual practice. Updated with current, evidence-based treatment techniques, a new chapter on culture and ethics, and even more applications and examples, this highly practical resource empowers counselors to thoughtfully and deliberately help their clients tackle complex issues and difficulties.
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About our authors

Victoria E. Kress, Ph.D./LPCC-S, NCC, CCMHC, is the director of the clinical mental health and addictions counseling programs at Youngstown State University. She has over 20 years of experience in various clinical settings. She has been the recipient of over 30 counseling awards, most recognizing her for her leadership, advocacy and mentorship initiatives. She is a past president of Chi Sigma Iota International and the Ohio Counseling Association. She has published over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has coauthored 2 additional books: Beyond the DSM Story (Sage) and Counseling Children and Adolescents (Pearson).

Matthew J. Paylo, Ph.D./LPCC-S (OH), is an associate professor, director of the student affairs and college counseling program, and the program director of the counseling program at Youngstown State University. He has over 12 years of clinical experience in various settings including community mental health centers, prisons, hospitals, residential treatment facilities and college counseling centers. Matthew is passionate about implementing evidence-based interventions within therapeutic relationships that manifest empathy, unconditional positive regard and genuineness. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters and has coauthored another book: Counseling Children and Adolescents (Pearson).