Social Work Practice in Mental Health: An Introduction

by Robert Bland, Noel Renouf, Ann Tulgren

Mental health problems are ubiquitous in contemporary society. All social workers, whether in specialist or generalist settings, need specific knowledge, skills and values to work effectively with people with mental health problems.
Social Work Practice in Mental Health emphasizes the importance of appreciating the lived experience of mental illness, and of establishing partnerships based on incorporating a consumer perspective into all mental health work. It also emphasizes the healing potential in relationships between consumers, careers and service providers. This is a thorough introduction to social work practice in specialist mental health settings as well as in other fields of practice in the community. It provides a knowledge base for practice with people with the most commonly-encountered mental health problems. It offers a practical guide to assessment, case management, family work, community work, and the application of the principles of partnership to work with individuals and their families, as well as multidisciplinary teams and agencies.

Genres: Social Work, Mental Health

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

1779–1825

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

Generally a good overview as an introduction to working in the mental health field. It is, however, quite dense and they could probably say as much in half the pages. It would have been better for my studies if they'd done this and added specific case studies or information regarding mental health as much as a guide for practicing in the field.

[Sally Marshall · Rating 4 out of 5]

Overall a good text.
I found there could have been more theory in practice examples on implementing the theory rather than just scenario perspectives.
Ultimately as far as texts go, it was interesting and easy to read.

[Olivia Thomas · Rating 3 out of 5]

Informative text about social work in the mental health industry.