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Mental health
- Author:
- WEINSTEIN Jeremy
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2014
- Pagination:
- 76
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
Mental health social work is at an impasse. On the one hand, the emphasis in recent policy documents on the social roots of much mental distress ,and in the recovery approaches popular with service users seems to indicate an important role for a holistic social work practice. On the other hand, social workers have often been excluded from these initiatives and the dominant approach within mental health continues to be a medical one, albeit supplemented by short-term psychological interventions. Jeremy Weinstein draws on case studies and his own experience as a mental health social worker, to develop a model of practice that draws on notions of alienation, anti-discriminatory practice and the need for both workers and service users to find ‘room to breathe’ in an environment shaped by managerialism and marketization. Academics and student social workers respond to Weinstein’s lead essay. (Edited publisher abstract)
A case for psychodynamic social work
- Author:
- BULL G.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 4(3/4), 1990, pp.96-106.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Argues that the psychodynamic approach has some unique advantages in work with people with severe psychiatric problems.
The possibility of using dissociation to identify mental health service users with more psychosocial intervention needs: rationale and preliminary evidence
- Authors:
- FUNG Hong Wang, ROSS Colin A., CHUNG Hei Man
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 18(6), 2020, pp.623-633.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The ability to predict which groups of mental health service users are more likely to require psychosocial care could facilitate intervention planning and optimize the utilization of resources. Dissociation may be a transdiagnostic indicator of psychosocial intervention needs because dissociation is theoretically and empirically associated with psychosocial adversities. This paper explains why that may be the case. We investigated the association of somatoform dissociation with indicators of psychosocial intervention needs (e.g., childhood trauma, poor family well-being, psychosocial-related symptoms) in a convenience sample of mental health service users (N = 111). The preliminary evidence supports the idea that dissociation is a transdiagnostic indicator of psychosocial intervention needs. Dissociation should be regularly assessed in mental health settings because it may help social workers and other psychosocial service providers identify service users who may especially need psychosocial care when there is a lack of resources. Further studies and discussions are needed. (Edited publisher abstract)
The new alternative DSM-5 Model for Personality Disorders: issues and controversies
- Author:
- PORTER Jeffrey S.
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 24(1), 2014, pp.50-56.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Purpose: Assess the new alternative Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) model for personality disorders (PDs) as it is seen by its creators and critics. Method: Follow the DSM revision process by monitoring the American Psychiatric Association website and the publication of pertinent journal articles. Results: The DSM-5 PD Work Group’s proposal was not included in the main diagnostic section of the new DSM, but it was published in the section devoted to emerging models. The alternative DSM-5 PD constructs are radically different from those found in DSM, fourth edition, text revision. Discussion: There are some positive conceptual changes in the new model, but reliability and validity are not generally improved. However, social workers may be able to benefit from the use of the personality trait domains/facets of the alternative model. (Publisher abstract)
Social work and a social model of madness and distress: developing a viable role for the future
- Author:
- BERESFORD Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work and Social Sciences Review, 12(2), 2005, pp.48-58.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
This article explores the social model in relation to 'mental health' policy and practice generally and social work specifically. It highlights the continuing dominance of bio-medical approaches to and interpretations of 'mental health'; examines the development and nature of mainstream social approaches and considers mental health service users' own discussions of a social model of madness and distress. The article looks at the ramifications for social work which is based on a social model of madness and distress; what it might look like and what infrastructural supports it is likely to require to develop effectively.
Social work in mental health: an evidence-based approach
- Editors:
- THYER Bruce A., WODARSKI John S., (eds.)
- Publisher:
- John Wiley and Sons
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 592p.
- Place of publication:
- Chichester
Guide to the delivery of evidence-based care. Covering a wide spectrum of mental health disorders, the editors have brought together noted experts to provide the most current, empirically supported techniques in the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of disorders as classified by the DSM-IV-TR. Examples of evidence-based interventions guide the reader through the process and provide insight into the philosophy as well as the scientific basis underlying each technique and intervention presented. Chapters begin with learning objectives that alert you to the main ideas covered and conclude with provocative study questions that are designed to test your understanding while providing an opportunity for review and reinforcement of the key concepts covered.
Supported education for adults with psychiatric disabilities: an innovation for social work and psychosocial rehabilitation practice
- Authors:
- MOWBRAY Carol T., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 50(1), January 2005, pp.7-20.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Discusses supported education (SEd), one of the newest pyschosocial rehabilitation (PSR) models for adults with mental illness. Its mission, principles and service components are presented, reflecting its basis in PSR practice. Evidence of the effectiveness of supported education based on research and evaluation studies is provided. Concludes with a discussion of why PSR and SEd are important to social work and how social workers can effectively use this evidence-based practice to maximise opportunities for consumers with a mental illness.
Socialpsykiatri - en ny mde at se socialt arbejde p! (Social psychiatry - a new way to view social work!)
- Author:
- ANDERSEN Carsten
- Journal article citation:
- Nordisk Sosialt Arbeid, 14(2), 1994, pp.131-143.
- Publisher:
- Universitetsforlaget AS
In all the Nordic countries there has been a development in the field of psychiatry, away from the large treatment institutions towards locally and socially based psychiatric work. In the individual Nordic countries this work is organised in different ways. In Denmark the development of the psychiatric organisation has tried to get away from centralized institutional psychiatry towards a more decentralized district psychiatry and social psychiatry. The expression 'social psychiatry' is often accused of mixing medical psychiatric treatment with social interventions or suggesting that social work can also be a form of psychiatric treatment. Social work is social work and social care directed towards people with mental disorders. This work is based on specialised psychiatric knowledge and basis social methods and concepts.
The approved social worker - reflections on origins
- Author:
- PRIOR Pauline M.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 22(2), 1992, pp.105-119.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Discusses the contradictions inherent in the role of the ASW and argues that the provisions of the Mental Health Act and the lack of community resources have impeded the development of advocacy as part of the social work role.
Personality disorder: the limits to intervention
- Author:
- BURTON A.
- Journal article citation:
- Practice: Social Work in Action, 4(4), 1990, pp.221-228.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Examines the theoretical knowledge about personality disorder; reports a case history and two different social work approaches to the client's problems.