Post-Qualifying Mental Health Social Work Practice

Paperback

Campbell, Jim , Davidson, Gavin 저자(글)

Sage Publications Ltd · 2012년 03월 22일

책 소개

This is a core textbook for those taking post-qualifying courses in mental health social work and those training to become approved mental health professionals. Each chapter is mapped against the National Occupational Standards for Social Work.
Social workers and other professionals working in the area of mental health often face complex and difficult practice dilemmas shaped by increasingly demanding policy and legal contexts across the U.K. Jim Campbell and Gavin Davidson focus on the post-qualifying role played by mental health social workers in this book. The authors draw on theoretical and research perspectives on the subject, before outlining how professionals can achieve best practice.
Social workers and other professionals working in the area of mental health often face complex and difficult practice dilemmas shaped by increasingly demanding policy and legal contexts across the UK. Jim Campbell and Gavin Davidson focus on the post-qualifying role played by mental health social workers in this book. The authors draw on theoretical and research perspectives on the subject, before outlining how professionals can achieve best practice. Topics covered include: " Models of mental health and illness " Discrimination and social exclusion " Addressing service user needs " Carer perspectives " Working with individuals, families and communities The chapters are accompanied by exercises, which encourage readers to critically reflect on their own professional and personal experiences. Case studies are also included, so that students can reappraise the knowledge they have learned in the text. The book will be essential reading for social work practitioners taking postgraduate courses in mental health and for those training to become Approved Mental Health Practitioners.
A core textbook for those taking post-qualifying courses in mental health social work and those training to become Approved Mental Health Professionals. Each chapter is mapped against the National Occupational Standards for Social Work.

작가정보

저자(글) Campbell, Jim

저자(글) Davidson, Gavin

Gavin is a Professor of Social Care at Queen's University Belfast. He is a registered social worker and worked in mental health services before moving to Queen's. His research is mainly in the area of mental health, specifically: the effectiveness of mental health services; the social determinants of mental health; human rights and mental health/mental capacity legislation; and the associations between trauma and mental health.

목차

• Introduction
  Policy and Agency Contexts
  The Legal Context
  The Role of the Amhp
  Models of Mental Health and Illness
  Multidisciplinary Working
  Addressing Discrimination
  Assessing Risk
  Listening to Service Users' Needs
  Listening to Carers' Needs
  Working with Individuals
  Working with Families
  Working with Communities
  Conclusion: Looking to the Future
  Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

기본정보

ISBN	9781848609952 ( 1848609957 )
발행(출시)일자	2012년 03월 22일
쪽수	224쪽
크기	168 * 239 * 15 mm / 385 g
총권수	1권
언어	영어