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Advancing social work curriculum in psychopharmacology and medication management
- Authors:
- FARMER Rosemary L., BENTLEY Kia J., WALSH Joseph
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Education, 42(2), 2006, pp.211-230.
- Publisher:
- Council on Social Work Education
In this American article, the authors reviewed current literature and curriculum resources on psychopharmacology and social work. They argue that baccalaureate and master of social work courses need to routinely include more in-depth knowledge on psychopharmacology and provide a more critical social work-focused approach to this content due to the increasing complexity of social work practice, including a knowledge explosion in the neurosciences. Toward this end, seven curriculum modules are proposed, including suggestions for class activities and assignments and application of module content to field courses.
Emerging adult identity following adolescent experiences with psychotropic medications: a retrospective study
- Authors:
- JORDAN Jessica, PATEL Niti, BENTLEY Kia J.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Human Behavior in the Social Environment, 27(7), 2017, pp.694-705.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This study examines the perceptions of mental illness identity among a group of emerging adults based on their retrospective experiences with diagnoses and psychotropic medication use during their earlier formative adolescent years. A short questionnaire was administered via online social media platforms to volunteers between the ages of 19 and 30 and who self-identified as having taken psychotropic medication between the ages of 12 and 18 (N = 46). Correlation analysis revealed that several variables were associated with a stronger illness identity, including participant’s happiness with their medication experiences, the belief that medication made them more like their “true” selves, and the belief that their diagnosis was accurate. Content analysis of participant narratives suggested themes related to discontinuation and barriers to adherence. These results contribute to the growing knowledge base around lived experiences of psychiatric medication use and suggest further study on how to advance more informed and compassionate mental health care. (Publisher abstract)
From every direction: guilt, shame, and blame among parents of adolescents with co-occurring challenges
- Authors:
- COHEN-FILIPIC Katherine, BENTLEY Kia J.
- Journal article citation:
- Child and Adolescent Social Work Journal, 32(5), 2015, pp.443-454.
- Publisher:
- Springer
This article explores the results of a qualitative inquiry into guilt, blame, and shame as experienced by parents of children with co-occurring mental health and substance use challenges. These interviews represent both the lived experience of parents, as well as the perspective of clinicians who work with these families. The parent–clinician alliance is taken as a central context for considering how these experiences may affect the dynamics of the helping relationship. Analyses of these results suggest that guilt, blame, and shame are often experienced by parents and have important implications for engagement and therapeutic processes. Parents associate feelings of blame with interactions from a number of helping professionals and connect personal characteristics, parenting behaviors, and relationship issues with experiences of shame and guilt surrounding their children’s behavioral health challenges. Finally, the information that is shared across these interviews is used to guide the development of a number of practice guidelines for social workers who work with families of adolescents that experience co-occurring mental health and substance use issues (Publisher abstract)
The relationship between the level of personal empowerment and quality of life among psychosocial clubhouse members and consumer-operated drop-In center participants
- Authors:
- BOYD Suzanne A., BENTLEY Kia J.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 4(2), 2005, pp.67-93.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This cross-sectional, correlational study examined the relationship between personal empowerment and quality of life among 151 mental health consumers (77 psychosocial clubhouse members and 74 consumer-operated drop-in center participants). This study also evaluated the group differences between empowerment and quality of life. Data collected from face-to-face interviews indicate a positive relationship between personal empowerment and quality of life, with drop-in center participants reporting slightly higher levels of personal empowerment than clubhouse members. Mixed results were found between the two groups with respect to subjective and objective quality of life measures. The results of this study suggest an important association between the ability to make life choices and a mental health consumer's quality of life, especially when high levels of social contact are a part of everyday life. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Changing conceptualizations of mental health and mental illness implications of "brain disease" and ”behavioral health” for social work
- Authors:
- TAYLOR Melissa Floyd, BENTLEY Kia J.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 2(4), 2004, pp.1-16.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Conceptualizations of mental health and mental illness continue to be an important influence in shaping social work practice and education. By critically analyzing the emergence of the current concepts of “brain disease” and “behavioural health,” inquirers are able to better understand the stakeholders in this renaming process. The inherent assumptions and the sociopolitical aspects of these two concepts are analyzed. Recommendations for social work practitioners and educators in preparing for a future in which they will participate more fully in the professional dialog about changes in the vocabulary of mental illness and thus more meaningfully shape the service delivery system in general, and the social work domain, in particular, are offered. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Psychopharmacological treatment of schizophrenia: what social workers need to know
- Author:
- BENTLEY Kia J.
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 8(4), July 1998, pp.384-405.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This article provides an overview of the efficacy of antipsychotic medications and a brief review of their common side effects and then details the current research and treatment practices with the so-called conventional and atypical antipsychotics on the market. The article concludes by discussing trends in psychopharmacological research in schizophrenia of special relevance to social work.