Mental health social workers work within multidisciplinary teams, often based in health settings. The variety of services they work within are shaped by mental health policy that is increasingly being influenced by research evidence of what works . This book provides an accessible, yet authoritative, guide to the evidence base that underpins contemporary mental health policy in the UK. It critically engages with the notion of evidence-based practice in mental health social work and provides a guide to becoming an evidence-based practitioner. It also provides an accessible guide to appraising q Read more... Epistemology and evidence-based practice in mental health social work Contemporary mental health social work: a synergy of professional practice and legal process Mental health policy in the UK: Beyond the national service framework Evidence-based or risk averse? The empirical foundations of contemporary mental health policy Becoming an evidence-based practitioner: steps towards evidence-based practice in mental health social work How to critically appraise cross-sectional surveys How to critically appraise randomised controlled trials How to critically appraise cohort studies How to critically appraise case-control studies Demystifying P-values: A user-friendly guide to statistics used in mental health research How to critically appraise qualitative studies Professional leadership in mental health social work: bringing research into practice