Understanding social work practice in mental health / Vicki Coppock and Bob Dunn.

This book is a timely restatement of the central role of social work in mental health. Coppock & Dunn have developed a well written and closely argued case for retaining social work skills as a key part of a truly integrated mental health system.

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Online Access: Full Text (via SAGE)
Main Author: Coppock, Vicki
Other Authors: Dunn, Bob (R. W.)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles : SAGE, 2010.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Understanding Mental Health and Mental Distress; Thinking the Present Historically: The Making of the Modern Mental-Health System; Care in the Community: Policy Ideals and Practice Realities; Risk versus Rights: The Tensions in Implementing Mental-Health Law; What Works in Promoting Recovery? Evidence-Based Practice and the Dynamics of Power in Mental-Health Research; Challenging Inequality and Respecting Diversity; Crossing Cultures: Interprofessional Working in Mental Health; Conclusion