Post-Qualifying Mental Health Social Work Practice by Jim Campbell

Post-Qualifying Mental Health Social Work Practice by Jim Campbell

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 Professionals.

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.

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ISBN 13	9781848609952
ISBN 10	1848609957
Title	Post-Qualifying Mental Health Social Work Practice
Author	Jim Campbell
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	2012-03-22
Number of pages	224
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