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Social Work in Mental Health brings together a range of scholarly reflections and writings on the different roles of a social worker in the field of mental health. It provides a holistic picture to introduce readers to the wider issues of social work and mental health practice.
Contexts and Theories for Practice begins with an exploration of the context of social work practice. It offers opportunities to consider global perspectives on mental health, as well as relevant historical, contemporary and emerging trends and ideologies from around the world.
The book provides a detailed discussion on the theoretical and practice frameworks that are based on social justice and human rights perspectives. It not only provides an overview of intervention strategies but also directs readers’ attention to an alternative way of addressing mental health issues.
The author presents a cross-cultural and global perspective of mental health, but with specific references to India and Asia. He also addresses some of the recent debates in recovery, partnerships and strengths-based practices. The book has been specially designed for social work students, human service professionals and mental health practitioners and academicians.
Integrative Medicine and Mental Health: Implications for Social Work Practice
Integrative Medicine and Mental Health: Implications for Social Work Practice
The Biomedical Approach to Mental Health
In many countries across the world, mental health needs are largely managed through a biomedical approach that is based on a clear separation between systems that deal with physical health issues and those that deal with mental health. The biomedical basis for working with health issues has been useful up to an extent as the framework is very effective at disease control and prevention, but is not so effective for chronic disease as well as in dealing with issues of cultural differences in understandings of health and illness, causality and healing, and mind/body duality. Among users of health systems there is ...
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