Social worker Philip Hill's life story was so extraordinary that his psychiatrist urged him to complete his autobiography. The book details his story from being taken into care, being misdiagnosed as having learning disabilities as a child and experiencing two breakdowns and paranoid schizophrenia, to becoming a social worker. In this article Philip talks to the author about his experiences.
Social worker Philip Hill's life story was so extraordinary that his psychiatrist urged him to complete his autobiography. The book details his story from being taken into care, being misdiagnosed as having learning disabilities as a child and experiencing two breakdowns and paranoid schizophrenia, to becoming a social worker. In this article Philip talks to the author about his experiences.
Subject terms:
life story work, mental health problems, schizophrenia, social workers;
The author reports on the Pamela Project, an acronym for 'proactive mentally empowering living activities', which seeks to better meet the needs of ethnic minorities carers caring for people with mental health difficulties in Birmingham. The project was winner of a Community Care award.
The author reports on the Pamela Project, an acronym for 'proactive mentally empowering living activities', which seeks to better meet the needs of ethnic minorities carers caring for people with mental health difficulties in Birmingham. The project was winner of a Community Care award.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, multicultural approach, carers, black and minority ethnic people;
Regardless of their faith, many south Asians faced problems after the terrorist attacks in London. The author looks at the effects on the mental health of those at the receiving end of the blame culture and meets those whose task it is to support them. The article mentions briefly the work of the Asian and Arab Families Counselling Service run by the Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust, the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) and Sharing Voices.
Regardless of their faith, many south Asians faced problems after the terrorist attacks in London. The author looks at the effects on the mental health of those at the receiving end of the blame culture and meets those whose task it is to support them. The article mentions briefly the work of the Asian and Arab Families Counselling Service run by the Central and North West London Mental Health NHS Trust, the Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) and Sharing Voices.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, multicultural approach, racism, South Asian people, stereotyped attitudes, counselling;