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| Mental Health Counseling for Men: Practical Strategies and Effective Engagement |
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ISBN: 979-8369314593,
322 pages,
Hard Cover
ISBN-10: 9798369314 |
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| Copyright: |
2024 |
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| Edition: |
1st |
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| Author: |
Bates, Daniel, PhD |
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Specialties:
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Mental Health Counseling
, Psychology, Clinical
, Psychiatry |
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| Publisher: |
IGI Global |
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| List Price: |
$375.00 |
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At A Glance
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Mental Health Counseling for Men: Practical Strategies and Effective Engagement is a groundbreaking exploration that boldly confronts the issue at hand. The book recognizes the importance for mental health professionals to move beyond traditional approaches and embrace innovative strategies to effectively reach and treat men. Serving as a response to the escalating crisis, the book acts as a guide that seamlessly blends theoretical insights, practical counseling approaches, and evidence-based interventions. By unearthing the underlying challenges contributing to the disproportionate rates of mental health issues among men, this book aims to equip mental health counselors with the knowledge and tools needed to address and reverse these alarming trends. It connects the interest in men's mental health with the lack of practical advice, providing a path for practitioners to transform men's mental health care. Learn more and order here.
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Reviewer:
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Timothy Legg,
PhD, PsyD, MSN, PMHNP-BC
(Legg Counseling and Consulting Services)
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Are the author's objectives met? |
10 |
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Rate the worthiness of those objectives. |
10 |
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Is this written at an appropriate level? |
5 |
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Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
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Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) |
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Rate the authority of the authors. |
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Are there sufficient illustrations? |
5 |
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Are there sufficient references? |
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5 |
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Rate the pertinence of the references. |
5 |
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If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book |
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Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? |
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If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? |
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Reviewer:
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Timothy Legg,
PhD, PsyD, MSN, PMHNP-BC
(Legg Counseling and Consulting Services)
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Description
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| The book covers a wide range of research, clinical experiences, and exploration of the unique needs and experiences of men in a counseling context. It includes a few figures (some in color), and each contributed chapter could be a stand-alone paper one would expect to read in a contemporary journal. |
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Purpose
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| The book's overarching aims are to provide counselors with the knowledge and skills needed to create personalized therapeutic environments for male clients and to contribute to the literature on the mental health of men by addressing stigma, exploring new and emerging trends, and advocating for greater awareness and accessibility of mental health care and services for men. The book is part of the Advances in Medical Diagnosis, Treatment, and Care (AMDTC) book series, written to highlight either publication on a specific topic or on innovative treatment methods, diagnostic tools or techniques, and best practices for patient care. |
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Audience
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| The book will be of use to anyone who works with men in a counseling setting, including psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, professional counselors, social workers, school counselors, school psychologists, and addiction counselors. However, many of the chapters have applications to other areas of healthcare as well (such as primary care). The contributors have extensive backgrounds in counseling and psychotherapy. Several of them are also university professors and researchers in their respective fields. |
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Features
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| The book includes ten chapters. Subjects covered include advocating for men's mental health, therapeutic spaces for me, dealing with anger and aggressing in counseling, ethics in men's mental health counseling, masculinity an identity, future trends in men's mental health, approaches for family counseling and couples therapy, and male friendships and social connections. Each chapter concludes with extensive references, and many include "additional resources." The book includes an index. Several of the figures are in color. |
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Assessment
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| There are other books on the topic of men's mental health, but many of the available titles seem to focus on a specific area of counseling men or with a specific group. The contributions in this book include both specialty topics and chapters that provide more generalized beneficial to multiple categories of professionals. |
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