Mental Health Social Work

Name: Mental Health Social Work
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Mental Health Social WorkEvidence-Based Practice\nAuthor(s): Colin Pritchard\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415319010, 978-0415319010\nSynopsis\nIn Mental Health Social Work, Colin Pritchard draws on his many years of experience in research, teaching and practice in order to explore key issues for social workers who want to work in the mental health field. \n\nMental health social work can be one of the most rewarding and one of the most frustrating areas of social work practice. Social workers need to have a good knowledge of interventions and their evidence bases, from pharmacology to psychotherapy, but also be able to work sensitively and effectively with both clients and carers in a rapidly changing context.\n\nBased on a series of case studies and research based practice, the book explores key topics including:\n\nthe multiple factors affecting mental health \nthe bio-psycho-social model of practice \nkey .