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Especially useful for those planning to go into adult mental health work post qualifying
Accessible and thought provoking; successfully brings together academic rigour and professional practice.
The book covers a range of areas including models of mental disorder, work with individuals, carers and communities. Written in 2012 and refers to the National Occupational Standards at the beginning of each chapter. Although aimed at post qualified practitioners the book could also be useful to those studying at undergraduate level.
Recommended text for our social work degree students
An invaluable book for those post-qualified social workers and other mental health professionals.
This book provides an interesting insight into the development of mental health services.
It provides an underpinning knowledge to enable the reader to understand the formation of past and present mental health services.
Seems a little bit to UK oriented, will see how it works by using it for the written papers
A very useful text that students undertaking post qualifying mental health study or CPD will find helpful. There is a strong emphasis on recovery and a social perspective and the valuable contribution of social work to work in mental health.
This is a good basic text that sets out the requirements for post-qualifying practice in mental health. It is particulalry useful for students who have not undertaken any formal study for some time and need to get to grips with reflective practice and critical thinkinging in practice.
