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Experiencing madness: lessons for theory and social work
- Author:
- TALBUT Sue
- Publisher:
- University of East Anglia
- Publication year:
- 1988
- Pagination:
- 39p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Norwich
A discussion of theory in relation to 'madness', based on the personal experiences of the author.
Taoistic concepts of mental health: implications for social work practice with chinese communities
- Author:
- YIP Kam-Shing
- Journal article citation:
- Families in Society, 86(1), January 2005, pp.35-45.
- Publisher:
- The Alliance for Children and Families
Traditional Taoism has a strong impact on the mental health of Chinese people. It stresses the transcendence from self and secularity, the dynamic revertism of nature, integration with nature, and the pursuit of the Infinite.Under the influence of Taoism, Chinese may prefer dynamic revertism instead of empowerment; integration with the law of nature instead of environmental change; inaction instead of cognitive and behavioral change; self-transcendence instead of self-actualization; natural science instead of emotional ventilation. The complexity and diversity of the influence of Taoism on various types of Chinese communities are also discussed.
The rise of social work in public mental health through aftercare of people with serious mental illness
- Authors:
- VOURLEKIS Betsy Schaefer, EDINBURGH Golda, KNEE Ruth
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 43(6), November 1998, pp.567-575.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Discusses how in the early years of the 20th century, social work's practice boundaries expanded to include direct work with people with the most serious mental illnesses through the function of aftercare. This article presents a historical case analysis of the early events contributing to the identification of social work with aftercare and illustrates processes of creating professional "place" while influencing public perception of social needs relevant for the profession's continued growth and influence in the current reconfiguration of human services systems.
Distress and disability
- Author:
- SAYCE Liz
- Journal article citation:
- Open Mind, 89, January 1998, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Discusses whether users of mental health services are 'disabled'.
Social work in mental health: proceedings of the second Northern Ireland conference, Antrim, 17 September 1993
- Author:
- NORTHERN IRELAND. Department of Health and Social Services. Social Services Inspectorate
- Publisher:
- Northern Ireland. Department of Health and Social Services
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 122p.,tables,diags.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Belfast
Includes papers on: community care and clients rights; community profiles and mental health needs; therapeutic communities in Northern Ireland; the psychiatric social worker and psychosexual services; the impact of recent health policy changes on mental health social work; the changing face of mental health social work in Northern Ireland; the role of the approved social worker; community psychiatric nursing; working with young people with schizophrenia; and the social integration of ex-patients - the social club model.
The validity of the Shortform Assessment for Children (SAC)
- Authors:
- HEMMELGARN Anthony L., GLISSON Charles, SHARP Shannon R.
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 13(4), July 2003, pp.510-530.
- Publisher:
- Sage
This study tests the validity of the Shortform Assessment for Children (SAC), a one-page, 48-item measure of a child's overall mental health. Designed as a rapid assessment instrument for child welfare and juvenile justice systems, the SAC measures the broadband constructs of internalizing and externalizing problems using either parents or teachers as respondents. The convergent, divergent, and criterion validity of the SAC (completed by both parents and teachers) was assessed with data gathered on 188 children in two urban child welfare and juvenile justice systems. The validity of the SAC was supported for both parent and teacher respondents. The SAC's brevity, validity, and utility (completed by a teacher or parent) provide an efficient and effective assessment tool for child welfare and juvenile justice systems.
DSM-IV and social work professionals:a continuing education evaluation
- Authors:
- DZIEGIELEWSKI Sophia, JOHNSON Alan J., WEBB Erin
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 1(1), 2002, pp.27-42.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Describes a six-hour group training designed to gather information in regard to the role of social workers using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Health Disorders (DSM-IV). The intention of the group training was to exploresocial workers' knowledge and comfort in using the DSM-IV as well as assessing the continuing education experience provided. In total, 132 surveys were circulated during two training groups. All participants were asked to givegeneral information and perceptions of use of the DSM, and were pre and posttested for current levels of understanding and comfort regarding diagnostic usage. Significant relationships were noted between several study variables as well as between pretest and posttest scores. Overall, pre and posttest results yielded a significant positive correlation between comfort levels in utilizationof the DSM-IV and formulating a diagnostic impression as a means of identifying certain mental health conditions. Furthermore, the results of this study support that attending this group training increased the comfort and knowledge level of social workers in regard to DSM-IV.
Assessing mental capacity: a checklist for social workers
- Authors:
- DAWSON Carol, McDONALD Ann
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 12(2), 2000, pp.5-19.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Social workers, whether working with people with learning difficulties or with older people, are often required to make judgements an individual's capacity to make decisions. This article explores the legal basis upon which such judgements should be based and the implications for the individual and for the worker of finding of capacity or otherwise. The material is presented in the form of a checklist, supported by discussion of the issues that should be taken into account when assessing capacity; these cover not only cognitive factors, but address also the importance of social history, the environment and interpersonal skills.
Youth and provider perspectives on social service providers' roles in mental health services
- Authors:
- STIFFMAN Arlene Rubin, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Service Research, 25(3), 1999, pp.83-97.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article presents the results of an American study carried out among people using the Youth Services Project in St. Louis City, and focusing on their use of mental health services. Although the youths showed a high need for mental health services, less than half of these had received them. Past contact with a social service provider (not a teacher or doctor) significantly predicted care for mental health problems. Social service professionals served more youths than did any other profession.
The primacy of the ethical aim in clinical social work: its relationship to social justice and mental health
- Author:
- DEAN Harvey E.
- Journal article citation:
- Smith College Studies in Social Work, 69(1), November 1998, pp.9-24.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
There is a growing emphasis in the social work literature that social work's overall mission should be that of social justice and that mental health be relegated as outside of social work's realm. This article draws upon a constructionist and narrative perspective in developing a general formulation of clinical social work to bridge the gap between social justice and mental health.