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Drug courts and mental health courts: implications for social work
- Authors:
- TYUSE Sabrina W., LINHORST Donald M.
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 30(3), August 2005, pp.233-240.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
In recent years communities across the United States have instituted specialized criminal courts for defendants with substance abuse disorders and mental illness. These specialized courts seek to prevent incarceration and facilitate community-based treatment for offenders, while at the same time protecting public safety. The authors describe two types of specialized courts: drug courts and mental health courts. They critically examine the strengths and weaknesses of these courts and conclude with implications for social work education, practice, research, and advocacy.
Promoting participation in organizational decision making by clients with severe mental illness
- Authors:
- LINHORST Donald M., ECKERT Anne, HAMILTON Gary
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 50(1), January 2005, pp.21-30.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This qualitative study assessed US clients' participation in organisational decision making in a public long-term psychiatric hospital. Numerous examples were found in which clients meaningfully participated in the decision-making process and achieved favourable policy changes. Three means of involving clients were found to be especially useful: using a consumer council, involving clients in the formal policy review process, and including clients in the hospital's performance improvement system. Offers guidelines for mental health organisations wishing to promote client participation in organisational decision making. Discusses implications for social work.