4th Edition

Mental Health Social Work in Context

By Nick Gould Copyright 2027
234 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

234 Pages 1 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Now in a fully revised and updated fourth edition,  Mental Health Social Work in Context  is an authoritative, evidence-based introduction to a core area of the social work curriculum. Grounded in the social models of mental health particularly relevant to qualifying social workers, but also familiarising students with social aspects of medical perspectives, this core text helps to prepare... Read more

Introduction  1.Perspectives on Mental Health  2.Developing Socially Inclusive Practice  3.The Social Work Role in Mental Health Services  4.Working with Children and Adolescents  5.Mental Health Social Work with Adults: Mood Disorders and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder  6.Mental Health Social Work with Adults: Psychoses and Personality Disorders  7.Mental Health Social Work with Older People  8.Risk and Dangerousness  9.Contemporary Mental Health Social Work: Challenges and Opportunities

Biography

Nick Gould is Emeritus Professor of Social Work at the University of Bath, UK, and has held visiting appointments at universities in Australia and Hong Kong. He has been involved in mental health social work for over forty years: as a local authority social worker, a senior social worker at Broadmoor Hospital and - alongside his academic career - for 30 years a specialist member of the Mental Health Tribunal.