Seeking asylum and mental health : a practical guide for professionals

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Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press/RC Psych, 2022Description: xviii, 315 pages; 24 cmISBN:

9781009292184

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NLM classification:

WM 55.

Contents:

Why do people seek asylum? / Rukyya Hassan -- Life in the UK Asylum System / Jude Boyles, Robin Ewart-Biggs, Jonathan Kazembe, Jo Miller and Karin Oliver -- Seeking asylum and mental health / Norma McKinnon and Chris Maloney -- Access to mental health care / Alison Summers, Norma McKinnon and Jo Miller -- Assessing mental health needs / Julia Nelki and Piyal Sen -- Interpreting assessment findings / Chris Maloney and Cornelius Katona -- Formulation and diagnosis / Alison Summers -- Diagnoses / Piyal Sen, Alison Summers and Chris Maloney -- Intervention : the essentials / Alison Summers and Chris Maloney -- Specific interventions / Piyal Sen, Grace Crowley, Chris Maloney and Alison Summers -- Children families and young people / Veronika Dobler and Julia Nelki -- Records and reports / Janine Bonnet and Beate Dasarathy -- Improving mental health services / Alison Summers, Philomène Uwamaliya, Jude Boyles and Helen Pears -- Therapeutic complexity / Renos Papadopoulos -- Working with people seeking asylum / Chris Maloney, Julia Nelki and Alison Summers.

Summary: People seeking asylum face unique challenges and frequently experience mental health problems. Effective support requires an understanding of their mental health needs in the broader context of their lives, cultures and extreme experiences. This book provides practical guidance for professionals and services working with people seeking asylum in mental health, social care, legal, government. managerial and commissioning roles. With authors from a wide range of professional backgrounds, the book is enriched by accounts from people with first hand experience of the asylum system itself. It considers the challenges and dilemmas faced by all involved, including clients, clinicians and service planners, with a wealth of practical information about how to assess and understand strengths and needs, avoid inappropriate conclusions and discrimination, consider treatment options, and write records and reports. The authors emphasise that effective support depends on reflection, humanity and compassion. The book is a must-have resource for professionals working with those who have to seek asylum.

Holdings
Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	WM 55 SEE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		024351
Book	Whittington Health Library Shelves	WM 140 MAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		00022950

Includes bibliographical references and index.

People seeking asylum face unique challenges and frequently experience mental health problems. Effective support requires an understanding of their mental health needs in the broader context of their lives, cultures and extreme experiences. This book provides practical guidance for professionals and services working with people seeking asylum in mental health, social care, legal, government. managerial and commissioning roles. With authors from a wide range of professional backgrounds, the book is enriched by accounts from people with first hand experience of the asylum system itself. It considers the challenges and dilemmas faced by all involved, including clients, clinicians and service planners, with a wealth of practical information about how to assess and understand strengths and needs, avoid inappropriate conclusions and discrimination, consider treatment options, and write records and reports. The authors emphasise that effective support depends on reflection, humanity and compassion. The book is a must-have resource for professionals working with those who have to seek asylum.

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