Robert Bland, Gabrielle Drake, John Drayton

Social Work Practice in Mental Health

An Introduction

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This new edition of Social Work Practice in Mental Health builds on the underpinning principles of the previous editions, whilst reflecting how the context for practice has steadily evolved.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Allen & Unwin
• 3 ed
• Seitenzahl: 294
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 154mm x 234mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781760529499
• ISBN-10: 1760529494
• Artikelnr.: 60039284

Autorenporträt

Robert Bland is Adjunct Professor of Social Work at the Australian Catholic University and the University of Queensland, Australia. Gabrielle Drake is Associate Professor of Social Work in the School of Social Sciences at Western Sydney University, Australia. John Drayton is Lecturer, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work at the University of Queensland, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Part I: The Context for Practice. 1. A starting point:
Understanding social work in mental health. 2. The lived experience of
mental illness. 3. Concepts and issues in mental health. 4. The policy and
legal context for practice. 5. Overview of mental health disorders. Part
II: Social Work Practice. 6. Assessment for social work practice. 7. Social
casework in mental health settings. 8. Working with people with mental
illness across service systems. 9. Working with families. 10. Working with
Communities. 11. Sustaining social work in mental health agencies.