1st Edition

Psychiatric Social Work in Great Britain 1939-1962

By Noel Timms Copyright 1964
282 Pages
by Routledge

282 Pages
by Routledge

282 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1964 Psychiatric Social Work looks at psychiatric social work as an established form of professional social work in Great Britain, as well as the mental health policy introduced at the time of the book’s publication. The book looks at how social workers in the 1960s were striving for professional status, and the interest that grew around their professional status during... Read more

Acknowledgements

1. Introduction

2. The Origins and Development of Training for Psychiatric Social Work

3. Who Are Psychiatric Social Workers?

4. The Careers of Psychiatric Social Workers

5. The Work of the Psychiatric Social Worker – The Child Guidance Clinic

6. The Work of the Psychiatric Social Worker – Mental Hospital and Community Care

7. The Psychiatric Social Worker’s Contribution to the Writings and Research of Social Work

8. The Professional Association – Definitions and Protection of Function

9. The Professional Association – Training

10. The Professional Association – Public Influence and Professional Welfare

11. Conclusions

Index of Subjects

Index of Names

Biography

Noel Timms