Mental Health and Social Work Gebunden

This book showcases current thinking on social work in the field of mental health and illness from a bio-ecological and spiritual framework reflecting the transition in mental health care from institution to community. The book presents a valuable tool for understanding theories on aetiology and social work interventions in mental health from varying socio-cultural economic and political contexts. Topics covered include: the values and ethics of social work practice in mental health psycho-social theories on mental health and illness including psychological perspective and the structural s ocial development perspective social work approaches in working with individuals families and communities contextualized social work practice in mental health with a specific population group or community structural factors such as legal provision and financial challenges in mental health and illness and new directions in social work and mental health.