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Reflective reader: social work and mental health
- Author:
- ARCHAMBEAULT John
- Publisher:
- Learning Matters
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 179p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Exeter
Social work practice involves working with and supporting people with mental health problems in many settings and across the life span. Growing as a reflective and informed practitioner is central to one's development as a student social worker and as a registered social worker. With a focus on legislation, policy and practice, this book draws on excerpts from seminal writing, journal articles, policy papers, government initiatives, statistics and user perspectives and invites you to deepen your appreciation and understanding of social work practice in the mental health context.
Sexuality and social work
- Authors:
- BYWATER Julie, JONES Rhiannon
- Publisher:
- Learning Matters
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 158p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Exeter
Sexuality remains a neglected and largely taboo area within practice, but it can be a demanding aspect of social work. Social workers may be familiar with the importance of issues such as racism and ethnicity, but sexuality is also a very significant part of people's lives, closest relationships and sense of identity. This valuable resource introduces the topic, using a combination of perspectives to consider sexual diversity and examining related issues across the life-course, including sexual orientation, disability, HIV, sexual abuse, mental health and sexual exploitation. It also includes recent legislation which has significant implications for social work practice.
Making the difference together: guidance on gathering and using feedback about the experience of social work from people who use services and their carers
- Authors:
- ALLEN Ruth, et al
- Publisher:
- Great Britain. Department of Health
- Publication year:
- 2016
- Pagination:
- 48
- Place of publication:
- London
One of a suite of three resources published as part of the ‘Social Work for Better Mental Health’ initiative, this document provides guidance on practical ways to gather service user and carer feedback about their experiences of social work practice within mental health services. The guidance is based on research into what service users and carers value and find effective in social work practice; research literature on service user quality of life indicators and recovery measures; practice feedback tools from social work education and patient satisfaction surveys from general and mental health. It proposes two specific approaches to gathering feedback: implementing a tailored ‘experience of social work’ feedback questionnaire; and gathering feedback through collaborative conversations about practice between social workers and people using services or carers. The collaborative conversations approach includes good practice in using co-production as a framework, recording conversations and using observer, the role of peer support. The reasons for choosing these approaches and how they fit into existing regulatory requirements and good practice are discussed. Example questionnaires are included in the appendices.. (Edited publisher abstract)
Constructing mental health services for looked after children
- Authors:
- STREET Eddy, DAVIES Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Adoption and Fostering, 26(4), Winter 2002, pp.65-75.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The authors argue that, despite the number of government measures aimed at meeting the mental health needs of looked after children, there has been a lack of integration of models of 'good practice' among childcare and mental health professionals. Taking into consideration the 'tiered model' recommended by the NHS Health Advisory Service report, the authors advocate a developmental approach through the implementation of a multi-disciplinary service that combines the best of psychiatric, psychological, social work and child care perspectives.
Issues in the management of clients with the dual diagnosis of learning disability and mental illness
- Author:
- BARLOW C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities for Nursing Health and Social Care, 3(3), 1999, pp.159-162.
The dual diagnosis of learning disability and mental illness represents a significant challenge to health and social care practitioners and their existing practices. Currently this group has its service delivery undermined by inter-agency wrangling over responsibility for management and resource allocation. The key to resolving these problems lies in effective multi-agency collaboration. This paper examines the taxing problems of assessment, planning and intervention in this arena. It will offer examples of good practice from the Area Child Protection Committee model.