This latest title in the BASW series sets out the values, theoretical understandings and research base which underpin a social approach to mental health. Exploring therapeutic approaches and recovery practice, this book offers a practical guide to inform all work related to mental distress. JERRY TEW is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work at the University of Birmingham. He has substantial previous experience as a social work practitioner specialising in mental health. His publications include 'Social Theory, Power and Practice' (Palgrave, 2002) and 'Social Perspectives in Mental Health' (Jessica Kingsley, 2005). INDICE: Introduction - Values and Working Relationships - Understanding Experiences of Mental Distress - Life Events and Social Circumstances: How Damaging Social Experiences May Contribute to Mental Distress - Power, Agency and Social Capital - Personality Adaptations, Resilience and Vulnerability - Families, Relationships and Social Systems - Social Models of Mental Distress - Early Intervention and Crisis Resolution - Recovery and Social Inclusion - Risk Taking and Safeguarding - Assessment, Action Planning and Self-directed Support- Concluding Comments: Putting Social Theory and Research Into Practice -
- ISBN: 978-0-230-54507-6
- Editorial: Palgrave MacM
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 216
- Fecha Publicación: 01/02/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés