Summary
Contents
Subject index
This book provides an authoritative overview of mental health theory, policy, and practice. Exploring the complex moral and ethical dimensions underpinning the field, the book engages with the key issues encountered by practitioners working in the modern mental health system. Using real world scenarios, case studies, and reflective exercises, it asks students to critically examine the world of mental health practice from the perspective of users of mental health services and their careers.
Reflecting the core values, skills, and knowledge frameworks required for professional social work qualification in the mental health context, this book will enable students to:
Understand mental health theory and practice as a contested arena; Recognize professional differences and inter-professional strengths; Tolerate uncertainty and complexity in practice; Develop critically as reflexive mental health practitioners
Included in the text are practice dilemmas, chapter summaries, and resources to aid further study.
This book is ideal for social work students undertaking qualifying and post-qualifying training.
Crossing Cultures: Interprofessional Working in Mental Health
Crossing Cultures: Interprofessional Working in Mental Health
This chapter can be used to support the development of knowledge and skills in professional social work as follows:
National Occupational Standards for Social Work
Key Role 2: Plan, carry out, review and evaluate social work practice, with individuals, families, carers, groups and communities and other professionals.
Key Role 5: Manage and be accountable, with supervision and support, for your own social work practice within your organisation
- Work within multi-disciplinary and multi-organisational teams, networks and systems.
(TOPPS England, 2002)
Academic Standards for Social Work
Honours Graduates in Social Work:
5.1 should acquire, critically evaluate, apply and integrate knowledge and understanding in relation to:
5.1.1 Social Work Services, Service users and Carers
- the relationship between agency policies, legal requirements and professional boundaries in ...
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