The author explains how a mental health support worker sought to deploy their statutory powers to support a client with a history of behavioural problems.
The author explains how a mental health support worker sought to deploy their statutory powers to support a client with a history of behavioural problems.
Subject terms:
mental health problems, mental health services, quality of life, residential care, risk, severe mental health problems, social care provision, conduct disorders;
Talks to a social worker, Roger Parke, who had to address the problem of twin brothers whose hoarding of rubbish endangered their health.
Talks to a social worker, Roger Parke, who had to address the problem of twin brothers whose hoarding of rubbish endangered their health.
Subject terms:
mental health, mental health problems, risk, social work, social workers, assessment, behaviour, community mental health services, community mental health teams, conduct disorders, decision making, health;
After intensive help a young mother's parenting skills fail to improve. Talks to the social worker facing the dilemma and provides an expert's view of the case.
After intensive help a young mother's parenting skills fail to improve. Talks to the social worker facing the dilemma and provides an expert's view of the case.
Subject terms:
intervention, mental health problems, needs, parental skills training, parent-child relations, parents, risk, social work, social workers, behaviour, child development, child neglect, child protection, conduct disorders, decision making, families;