Mental Health

ISBN-13: 9781447316176 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 76 str.

Jeremy Weinstein

Opis

Debates on mental health social work have recently come to an impasse. There has been considerable emphasis on the social roots of mental distress, which has resulted in more holistic approaches to social work practice. Nonetheless the dominant approach to mental health continues to be a medical one, which excludes social workers from new initiatives. In this book, Jeremy Weinstein draws on case studies and his own experiences as a mental health social worker to navigate these conflicting facets of the field. Ultimately, he develops a model of practice that is sensitive to issues of alienation, discrimination, and the need for both workers and service users to find adequate room to breathe in an environment increasingly shaped by managerialism and marketization.
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Spis treści

Series Editors’ Introduction; Social work and mental health ~ Lead essay by Jeremy Weinstein; Letting madness breathe? Critical challenges facing mental health social work today ~ response by Helen Spandler Agents of change? Social work for well-being and mental health ~ response by Jerry Tew; Connecting psychological stress and colonialism ~ response by June Sadd; ‘Diagnosis human’: markets, targets and medicalisation in community mental health services ~ response by Rich Moth; The problem with recovery ~ response by Des McDermott; A student social worker’s perspective ~ response by Colette Bremang; Observations from the front line ~ response by Andy Brammer; Some concluding thoughts ~ Jeremy Weinstein; References.