Mental Health and Social Work 2020 Edition Contributor(s): Ow, Rosaleen (Editor), Poon, Abner Weng Cheong (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9811369763 ISBN-13: 9789811369766 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $312.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Social Work - Medical | Public Health - Medical | Psychiatry - General |
Dewey: 150 |
Series: Social Work |
Physical Information: 566 pages |
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Publisher Description: 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/ social 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. |