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Think family, think relationship: factors influencing stronger professional relationships with parents diagnosed with a mental illness. A qualitative study
- Authors:
- GRANT A., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 51(3), 2021, pp.945-963.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This qualitative study explored how professionals and parents with mental illness experience their relationships with each other, what aspects of interaction promote a constructive relationship and the role of wider organisational and systemic factors. A purposive sample of 30 adult mental health and children’s services professionals, and 21 parents completed semi-structured interviews. Professionals’ transparent, non-judgemental, empathetic and positive approach and ability to form partnerships and to share power with parents were keys in building trusting relationships with them. Professionals’ capacity to use limited self-disclosure of their own personal experiences (i.e. parenting) enabled them to develop constructive relationships with parents. Equally, important was parents’ willingness to form partnerships with professionals and to accept a whole family approach to service delivery. Professionals’ limited understanding of mental illness and focus on administration hindered their relationships with parents. An understanding of what constitutes a constructive relationship between professionals and parents and how it develops may help professionals to reflect upon how they engage parents and to do it well. It may also assist organisations to develop the necessary structures and resources to create the conditions for promoting constructive engagement between professionals and parents. (Edited publisher abstract)
Empowering and demedicalized case management practices perspectives of mental health consumer leaders and professionals
- Authors:
- ELLISON Marsha Langer, DUNN Erin C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 5(2), 2006, pp.1-17.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The principles of empowerment and demedicalization have been central to the formulations of rehabilitation and social service practices as well as case management, a core community support service provided to people with psychiatric disabilities. This study describes empowering and demedicalized practices in mental health case management. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with thirty leaders in the mental health consumer movement and five professionals. Twenty-five categories of such practices were developed and are presented. Findings have implications for both the nature of the interaction between case manager and client and for program structures, activities, and missions. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
The social work contribution to mental health services: the future direction: report of responses to the discussion paper
- Author:
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MENTAL HEALTH IN ENGLAND
- Publisher:
- National Institute for Mental Health in England
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 60p.
- Place of publication:
- Leeds
This discussion paper, produced by the National Institute for Mental Health in England, is intended as a catalyst for an exchange of information, experience and ideas about the contribution of social work to mental health services. The paper aims to inform the development of action plans to support the social work contribution to mental health services both now and in the future. The discussion paper generated a debate with commissioners, employers and social workers in primary, secondary and tertiary mental health and social care services on the contribution that social workers can make to the support and recovery of people of all ages in mental distress.
Report of the inquiry into adult mental health services in England
- Author:
- ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP ON SOCIAL WORK
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 10
- Place of publication:
- London
Summarises evidence and recommendations from a four-month inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Social Work into mental health services in England. The inquiry took oral evidence from 30 people and written submissions from 12 others. The main findings and recommendations are organised in three sections. Section one, principles for better ways of working and better services, includes recommendations for prevention and early intervention, personalised assessment and support and co-production. Section 2, meeting the needs of diverse and marginalised groups, provides recommendations for developing services for people with dual-diagnosis and complex needs, and addressing inequalities. Section 3, organisational and systems change, provides recommendations covering achieving parity between physical and mental health services, integrating care across systems and caring for the workforce. The recommendations also emphasises the role social work can play in holistic and preventive care and support. (Edited publisher abstract)
Mental health social work in context
- Author:
- GOULD Nick
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 216p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Following a resurgence of interest in social work in mental health services in recent years, mental health is now a core part of all qualifying social work students’ training. This textbook aims to prepare students for practice and to develop their knowledge around: promoting the social inclusion of people with mental health problems; the changing context of multidisciplinary mental health services; an integrated evidence base for practice; and working with people with mental health problems across the life course. Chapters include: perspectives on mental health; developing socially inclusive practice; the social work role in mental health services; children and adolescents; mental health social work with adults: mood disorders and post-traumatic stress disorder; mental health social work with adults: psychoses and personality disorders; mental health social work with older people; risk and dangerousness; and the future of mental health social work.
Social work and mental health
- Author:
- GOLIGHTLEY Malcolm
- Publisher:
- Learning Matters
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 161p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Exeter
Mental health services have been subject to a period of intense organisational and policy developments, and social work practice has had to respond to this changing world. Against this backdrop it is essential that students on the new social work degree gain a thorough understanding of mental health issues, and their impact on social work practice. This book is written primarily for student social workers on the new degree programme, and is designed to help them develop the skills and understanding necessary for professional qualification.
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)
An evaluation of mental health services for the culturally diverse
- Author:
- FALKENSTEIN Sandra
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work in Disability and Rehabilitation, 3(3), 2004, pp.53-74.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The purpose of this project was to examine the needs of multicultural populations in the mental health system, and see how these needs get addressed in current policies. As a social worker in the mental health system, the author wanted to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of service providers in their ability to meet the needs of diverse populations. In doing this research, she hoped to make a space for people whose families have had to deal with mental health services, and explore the experiences of those who have not had the opportunity to discuss them. In addition, the purpose of this paper is to contribute to a body of increased knowledge on how the mental health system treats people who belong to a cultural minority. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Medical model on top
- Author:
- METTERI Anna
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 26.9.02, 2002, p.48.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Looks at Finnish mental health care policy where the medical model in psychiatry has been strengthened. Argues that it is now up to staff to move towards more collaborative methods of working.
Individual, group and organised experiential expertise in recovery from intimate partner violence and mental health problems in Finland
- Authors:
- HOKKANEN Liisa, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 47(4), 2017, p.1147–1165.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This paper examines recovery from intimate partner violence and mental health problems through the perspective of experiential expertise (EE). The aim is to investigate the formation of EE in the context of empowerment-oriented recovery in non-governmental organisations (NGOs). This triangulated study includes both quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative part was acquired through a survey on people with personal experience of mental health problems (N = 133) and the qualitative part was collected from a development project including sixty female victims of intimate partner violence and nine professionals who worked with the women. First, the data were analysed separately through statistical analysis and hermeneutic close reading. Second, a triangulated synthesis was made. There are three types of EE: individual, group and organised. These provide a basis for personal and social empowerment. EE consists of emotional and influential ways of acting, which enable renewed action as well as the reformation of a self-image. The authors' findings indicate that the relation between EE and recovery is reciprocal and mutually beneficial. It is argued that especially group and organised EE should be integrated more firmly into social work practices, preventive social policy and structural social work. (Edited publisher abstract)