1st Edition
Sectioned Social Services and the 1983 Mental Health Act
By Franz Brentano
Copyright 1990
240 Pages
by
Routledge
240 Pages
by
Routledge
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The 1983 Mental Health Act promised a new emphasis on the social context of mental disorder and, in particular, on the role of the social worker in its management. The authors present the findings of the only major research into the experience of social services departments in implementing the Act and its impact on the compulsorily detained. The authors argue that if the social perspective on... Read more
1. Collaboration in the study of new legislation 2. The social context of the 1983 Mental Health Act 3. Great Expectations or Much Ado About Nothing? 4. Legislation in action: The evidence of change 5. One step forward.... 6. The social perspective on mental disorder and mental health practice. 7. Beyond sectioning. Appendix 1. Appendix 2. Name index. Subject index.
Biography
Franz Brentano
