{"product_id":"mastering-the-kennedy-axis-v-james-a-kennedy-9781585620623","title":"Mastering the Kennedy Axis V: A New Psychiatric Assessment of Patient Functioning","description":"\u003cp\u003eMastering the Kennedy Axis V: A New Psychiatric Assessment of Patient Functioning is a hands-on guide to using the Kennedy Axis V (K Axis). This fast and powerful instrument is at the heart of James A. Kennedy's approach to psychiatric treatment planning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis versatile and practical workbook is an excellent training tool to help clinicians (including psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers and nurses) develop knowledge, skill, and confidence in using the K Axis. Mastering the Kennedy Axis V will help you - Develop ease and facility with the concepts on which the K Axis is founded- Gain practical experience in using the K Axis through practical exercises- Build a foundation for systematically tracking response to treatment, including response to medication- Organize and track the flow of clinical information through a patient's clinical databases, treatment plan and progress notes \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStep-by-step, you'll walk through the conceptual underpinnings and rating systems of the seven subscales: psychological impairment, social skills, violence, activities of daily living\/occupational skills, substance abuse, medical impairment and ancillary impairment. Through a wide variety of clinical vignettes, you will gain practical experience in using the K Axis to quickly develop basic clinical measurements and profiles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeveloped as an alternative to the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF) Scale, the Kennedy Axis V is clear, intuitive, effective--and preferred by a growing number of clinicians. Mastering the Kennedy Axis V provides a user-friendly roadmap to using the K Axis to more thoroughly assess patients' clinical status, resulting in better treatment and outcome.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James A. Kennedy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585620629\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585620623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Psychiatric Association Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Spiral\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.80h x 9.14w x 0.99d","brand":"James A. Kennedy","offers":[{"title":"Spiral","offer_id":47427349577983,"sku":"9781585620623","price":91.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mastering-the-kennedy-axis-v-james-a-kennedy-9781585620623","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}