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Despite extensive changes in the organisation of social and
psychiatric services, there had been no study of mental health
social work in the UK since the early 1960s. There was, however, no
shortage of ‘received wisdom’ about the perceived failure of
social work to provide a service to the mentally disordered.
Originally published in 1984, it was to provide some basic
information about the practice of social work in this field that
the study was conducted on which Mental Health Social Work Observed
is based. The authors looked at both long-term work and emergency
work in which the use of compulsory powers was requested. In
addition to the views of social workers, the opinions of
psychiatrists, family practitioners and of the clients themselves
were sought in order to gain a full picture of social work in
practice. Through their thorough immersion in the field of study
and through their experience of social work and of mental health
issues, the authors were able to provide a sympathetic and lucid
account of the difficulties of mental health social work and of the
thorny issue of interprofessional relationships which will ring
true to the practitioner. They produced recommendations relevant to
social work practice at the time and this book would be found
useful to social workers and their managers, to psychiatrists,
family practitioners, psychiatric nurses and clinical
psychologists. Of particular relevance to the then current changes
in the role of the social worker under the new mental health
legislation is the authors’ study of mental health emergency
work, culminating in a recommended code of practice.
Originally published in 1975 and based on a study of the memories
and perceptions of twenty-seven families known to a Family Service
Unit, and of their most recent social workers, this book was an
important contribution to our knowledge of consumer opinions of the
social services at the time. In particular, it draws attention to
factors relevant to the evaluation of social work practice and to
the definition of success. The family members describe for
themselves, by means of extracts from tape-recorded interviews,
what it feels like to have problems, to be referred for help – in
short, to be a ‘client’. They give an account of the help they
have received and define the personal attributes and activities
which they have found helpful and appropriate in social workers.
This book would have been of special value to social workers, to
social work students, and to all those concerned with social policy
and administration. Today it can be read in its historical context.
Despite extensive changes in the organisation of social and
psychiatric services, there had been no study of mental health
social work in the UK since the early 1960s. There was, however, no
shortage of 'received wisdom' about the perceived failure of social
work to provide a service to the mentally disordered. Originally
published in 1984, it was to provide some basic information about
the practice of social work in this field that the study was
conducted on which Mental Health Social Work Observed is based. The
authors looked at both long-term work and emergency work in which
the use of compulsory powers was requested. In addition to the
views of social workers, the opinions of psychiatrists, family
practitioners and of the clients themselves were sought in order to
gain a full picture of social work in practice. Through their
thorough immersion in the field of study and through their
experience of social work and of mental health issues, the authors
were able to provide a sympathetic and lucid account of the
difficulties of mental health social work and of the thorny issue
of interprofessional relationships which will ring true to the
practitioner. They produced recommendations relevant to social work
practice at the time and this book would be found useful to social
workers and their managers, to psychiatrists, family practitioners,
psychiatric nurses and clinical psychologists. Of particular
relevance to the then current changes in the role of the social
worker under the new mental health legislation is the authors'
study of mental health emergency work, culminating in a recommended
code of practice.
This book presents poems, stories and journal work spontaneously
written by people, young and old, who have suffered serious abuse.
The editors' explanations and commentaries suggest how health and
social care workers can facilitate creative writing as a potential
contribution to emotional healing in work with both individuals and
small groups. In addition to individual contributors, the book
records the activities of groups developed by Barnardos for
children and young people and by Beyond Existing for adults.
Although not written as a training manual per se, the book offers
photocopiable exercises and an appendix of writings for use in
staff training. Can You Read Me? illustrates the great potential
for applying our creative imaginations and personal qualities like
sensitivity in work with survivors of abuse and those with mental
health and disability problems. .
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