Advanced Practice in Mental Health: Pushing Boundaries and Shaping the Future

Written by advanced practitioners for advanced practitioners and students of advanced practice, this practical text examines advanced practice in mental health across the lifespan in a manner designed to define the advanced practitioner’s role in mental health, support clinical decision making, encourage reflection, and promote evidence-based practice.Aligned to the four pillars of advanced practice (clinical practice, education, leadership, and research), it promotes a holistic approach to both patients and care givers, and helps to improve staff experience and to support the advanced practice journey. This book is the second in a new series of titles, Demystifying Advanced Practice, which will make accessible all aspects of advanced practice for the benefit of students and aspiring students, practitioners, educators, researchers, managers, and leaders. Uses clinical guidelines and assessment tools to support decision making, including differential diagnosis at the advanced practice l