Social Work and Mental Health: Third Edition (Transforming Social Work Practice)

✍ Scribed by Malcolm Golightley

Publisher: Learning Matters Ltd.
Year: 2008
Tongue: English
Leaves: 192
Series: Transforming social work practice
Edition: 3rd
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Knowledge of mental health is no longer an option for qualifying social workers, it is an essential requirement for all students. This updated edition will help students to develop skills and understanding that enable them to deliver an appropriate and responsive service for people who face mental health challenges.

Content: Acknowledgements Introduction Values and ethical mental health social work Social work practice and mental health The legal and political context Working with vulnerable people: mental health in children and adolescents Working with vulnerable people: adults who are short-term service users Working with vulnerable people: adults who are long-term service users Working across organisational and professional boundaries Glossary Index
Abstract:

This fully revised and updated edition covers the key aspects of social work policy and mental health. Read more...

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