A Psychiatrist's Guide to Advocacy
Author | : Mary C. Vance, M.D. |
Publisher | : American Psychiatric Pub |
Total Pages | : 460 |
Release | : 2020-03-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781615372331 |
ISBN-13 | : 1615372334 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Psychiatrist's Guide to Advocacy written by Mary C. Vance, M.D. and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2020-03-31 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book explores the diverse definitions of advocacy and helps to identify methods and opportunities for advocacy by mental health practitioners. The editors argue for a greater culture of advocacy among psychiatrists in order to effect broad and lasting systemic and structural change. Legislative advocacy is just one of the many types explored in the book; advocacy takes many forms, including patient-level advocacy, organizational advocacy, education and research as advocacy, and media-targeted advocacy.