TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ow,Rosaleen
AU  - Poon,Abner Weng Cheong
ED  - SpringerLink (Online service)
TI  - Mental Health and Social Work
T2  - Social Work,
SN  - 9789811369759
AV  - HV40-69.2 
U1  - 361.3 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Singapore
PB  - Springer Nature Singapore, Imprint: Springer
KW  - Social service
KW  - Public health
KW  - Psychiatry
KW  - Community development
KW  - Psychology
KW  - Social Work
KW  - Public Health
KW  - Social Work and Community Development
KW  - Behavioral Sciences and Psychology
N1  - Part One: Introduction -- Part Two: General Theories on Mental Health and of Aetiology of Mental Illness -- Part Three: Overview of social work approaches in working with individuals, families and community -- Part Four:Contextualized practice with individuals and families -- Part Five: Structural factors in social work and mental health -- Part Six: Concluding chapter
N2  - This book showcases current thinking on social work in the field of mental health and illness from a bio-ecological and spiritual framework reflecting the transition in mental health care from institution to community. The book presents a valuable tool for understanding theories on aetiology and social work interventions in mental health from varying socio-cultural, economic and political contexts. Topics covered include: the values and ethics of social work practice in mental health; psycho-social theories on mental health and illness, including psychological perspective and the structural/ social development perspective; social work approaches in working with individuals, families and communities; contextualized social work practice in mental health with a specific population group or community; structural factors such as legal provision and financial challenges in mental health and illness; and new directions in social work and mental health
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