| Working with Ethnicity, Race and Culture in Mental Health: A Handbook for Practitioners Contributor(s): Fernando, Suman (Foreword by), Sewell, Hári (Author) |
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ISBN: 1843106213 ISBN-13: 9781843106210 Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers OUR PRICE: $31.30 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2008 Annotation: This book enables front line practitioners to understand why it is important to consider the specific needs of Black and minority ethnic (BME) people in mental health settings. It offers practical guidance on how practitioners can take positive steps to improve the quality of their work and their relationships with BME service users, and ultimately how to improve outcomes for BME people. By advocating the practice of recognizing the individuality of each service user, this book provides practitioners with the tools and information they need to work fairly and effectively. With case examples of organizations that have achieved a quality of delivery that is valued by BME people, and exercises that guide practitioners into making links between theory and their individual practice, this is invaluable reading for professionals working in mental health. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Psychology | Mental Health - Social Science | Social Work |
| Dewey: 616.890 |
| LCCN: 2008020627 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.1" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is a book for practitioners - essentially a self-training book but also one that could be used as a source of knowledge in a complex and controversial field. The author knows about the realities at the grass roots, how NHS mental health care is currently set up, what types of approach are practicable and what are not and more than all that he understands what busy practitioners may look for in a book called a "handbook".' |