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Social workers' attitudes about psychotropic drug treatment with youths
- Authors:
- MOSES Tally, KIRK Stuart A.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work: A journal of the National Association of Social Workers (NASW), 51(3), July 2006, pp.211-222.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
There have been few studies about the views of practicing clinical social workers on the use of psychiatric drugs in the treatment of young people. This study, a cross-sectional survey of a national sample of social workers in the United States, examines their views about medications and the role they may play in the treatment of youths. Social workers included in the sample met the following criteria: i) had MSW degrees; ii) identified themselves as practicing in either mental health or school social work; and iii) reported that their primary function was clinical or direct practice. The findings suggest that social workers hold complex views that recognize both the potential benefits and harms of psychotropic medications, but overall they seem to support their use in a judicious manner.
Social work and malingering
- Author:
- MURDACH Allison D.
- Journal article citation:
- Health and Social Work, 31(2), May 2006, pp.155-158.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Malingering is defined by the American Psychiatric Association as the "intentional production of false or exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms" in pursuit of "external incentives", such as escaping criminal prosecution, receiving financial compensation, or gaining access to drugs or medication. This American article looks the identification and treatment of malingers. It also provides a list of treatment suggestions which includes material by both social workers and other clinicians who have addressed this issue.
The psychology of the psychopharmacology triangle: the client, the clinicians and the medication
- Author:
- BRADLEY Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 1(4), 2003, pp.29-50.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
The psychopharmacological triangle generated by recent changes in mental health practices in the USA requires social workers to deepen their understanding of the psychological meanings of such treatment. Many clients receive concurrent psychotherapeutic and psychopharmacological interventions from different providers, creating a triangular treatment relationship. To facilitate a successful outcome, social workers need to understand how meaning, transference and countertransference are stimulated by this arrangement. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre, Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580).
Mental health
- Author:
- RYAN Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Research Matters, April 1997, pp.14-16.
- Publisher:
- Community Care
Cognitive-behavioural therapy is a vital tool for practitioners working with people with long-term mental illness. Looks at how so far the skills to use it have been made available to the medical professions rather than to social workers.
Patients with minor mental disorders leading to sickness absence: a feasibility study for social workers’ participation in a treatment programme
- Authors:
- BROUWERS Evelien P. M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 36(1), January 2006, pp.127-138.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Minor mental disorders are common among patients who visit their general practitioner. In the Netherlands, they are associated with high costs due to absenteeism, disability benefits and medical consumption (consumption of drugs as well as expenditure of medical staff’s time). In the Netherlands, a protocol was developed for the treatment of minor mental disorders, based on the principles of brief cognitive behaviour therapy. The cost-effectiveness of this protocol was tested in a group of patients whose minor mental disorders had lead to sickness absence. The protocol was completed by Dutch social workers, one of whose core tasks normally is to provide psychosocial care. The main aims of the protocol are for the patient to regain functionality and to prevent long-term disability. The protocol emphasizes patients’ own responsibility and active role in the recovery process, includes homework assignments and stresses the importance of early work resumption. This article focuses on a discussion of the feasibility of this treatment for minor mental disorders. The evidence for or against the protocol’s cost-effectiveness will be discussed in future papers. The results show that patients, social workers and general practitioners were motivated to participate and that the protocol was well received by all three groups. If the treatment also proves to be cost-effective, it would appear to be a promising intervention for a frequently encountered problem in primary care.
Mental illness, social construction, and managed care: implications for social work
- Author:
- FARONE Diane Weis
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Mental Health, 1(1), 2002, pp.99-114.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Mental health coverage under health care plans is a function of how mental illness and its proper treatment are defined. These definitions are shaped by social actors competitively seeking to satisfy their particular interests. This paper examines the influence of privatised managed behavioral health care on these evolving social definitions, as evidenced in published works, written reports, and legal actions. It is written from the perspective of social workers as providers of services and advocates for social justice.
Strategies for encouraging and maintaining hope among people living with serious mental illness
- Authors:
- DARLINGTON Yvonne, BLAND Robert
- Journal article citation:
- Australian Social Work, 52(3), September 1999, pp.17-23.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article reports part of the results of a study of hope in mental illness. It focuses on the mental health worker's role in fostering and maintaining a sense of hope in people with serious mental illness. Approaches identified include: working within the client's frame of reference, focusing on the client's strengths, acknowledging small gains, making links to past gains, being genuine, helping clients to understand their illness, understanding the importance of achievement and holding on to hope when the client has none.
Social work treatment of anorexia and bulimia: guidelines for practice
- Authors:
- SHEKTER-WOLFSON Lorie F., WOODSIDE D. Blake, LACKSTROM Jan
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 7(1), January 1997, pp.5-31.
- Publisher:
- Sage
The eating disorders anorexia nervosa (AN) and bulimia nervosa (BN) continue to demand significant attention from health care professionals, both due to their high prevalence, mortality, and severe morbidity. Despite nearly 3 decades of investigation, much still remains to be learned about the aetiology of the conditions, and there is only a moderate consensus about appropriate treatments. This article generally accepted models of aetiology, modes of assessment, and treatment options for AN and BN, commenting on the empirical basis for the various treatments reviewed. The role of social work in these illnesses is reviewed, and some directions for the future are considered.
Working collaboratively with families
- Author:
- HATFIELD Agnes B.
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work in Health Care, 25(3), 1997, pp.77-85.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Discusses how research studies indicate that significant tension characterises the relationships between providers and families whose relative is being treated in the mental health system. Recommends that genuinely collaborative relationships be developed in order that people receiving treatment receive optimal care. Collaboration is defined, barriers identified, and ways to overcome these barriers suggested.
The right to recover: the voices of professionals. Provision of therapeutic support for children and young people following sexual abuse in the West of Scotland
- Authors:
- WALES Alison, LOVE Rachel
- Publisher:
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children Scotland
- Publication year:
- 2017
- Pagination:
- 43
- Place of publication:
- London
This paper discusses the findings from qualitative research which explored the emotional needs assessment of children following sexual abuse and referral to therapeutic services, including the needs of their non-abusing parent or carer. It focuses specifically on the themes that emerged from professionals who took part in discussion groups, and provides a companion paper to the main research report. Professionals involved in the discussion groups included social workers, police officers, child and adolescent mental health service (CAMHS) practitioners, and health professionals. Discussions explored how children and non-abusing parents/carers emotional health needs are currently assessed following sexual abuse; how children are currently referred to therapeutic support where this is required; different professional roles and processes in the assessment and referral of children and young people; and different professionals’ knowledge of and views about local therapeutic service provision. The report highlights key issues raised by professionals in the area of assessment and referral, staff confidence and skills, undetected child sexual abuse, social workers’ role in ‘working therapeutically’ with vulnerable children experiencing sexual abuse, information sharing with General Practitioners, and the role of CAMH services with children experiencing sexual abuse. (Edited publisher abstract)