Psychopathology: A Competency-Based Assessment Model for Social Workers

by Susan W. Gray & Marilyn R. Zide

Fourth Edition

Written by a practicing social worker, Psychopathology views mental disorders through the strengths perspective and applies a competency-based assessment model for understanding the subject matter.

Featuring detailed, realistic vignettes of clinical practice situations, the text offers strategies for building on clients’ strengths and resilience, and insights about social workers’ role in working with the mentally ill. Part of the Brooks/Cole Empowerment Series, the up-to-date fourth edition summarizes the current state of knowledge about mental disorders, including a thorough integration of the DSM-V.

Psychopathology also integrates the core competencies and recommended practice behaviors outlined in the 2008 Educational Policy and Accreditation Standards (EPAS) set by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE).

About the Authors:

Susan W. Gray: Psychologist, Social Worker & Author

Susan Gray is a professor emerita and has been a member of the Barry University faculty since 1980. She earned a BA from Caldwell College for Women, an MSW at Rutgers University, an Ed.D. at Nova Southeastern University and an MBA and Ph.D. from Barry University. Dr. Gray is a licensed clinical social worker and brings a diverse clinical practice background to her work. Her professional interests include clinical supervision, licensure and professional regulation, community mental health and professional practice in rural areas.

Marilyn R. Zide: Professor & Author

Marilyn Zide was a professor at Barry University, where she taught full time. In addition, she maintained a private practice and also provided agency-based consultation and training workshops in her areas of expertise which included solution-focused therapy, cultural diversity/sensitivity, and bereavement group-work.