Social Work in Mental Health Settings

International Perspectives on Practice
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-4473-7744-3
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: Research in Social Work

Bringing together leading academics and practitioners to explore how mental health social work is shaped and practised around the world, this book interrogates the key ideas and challenges that are informing the discipline’s development.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Vicary, Sarah

Davidson, Gavin

McCusker, Pearse

Stone, Kevin

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik Soziale Arbeit/Sozialpädagogik: Kranken-, Alten- und Behindertenhilfe
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Psychiatrische Pflege
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Psychiatrie, Sozialpsychiatrie, Suchttherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction – Sarah Vicary, Gavin Davidson, Pearse McCusker and Kevin Stone

Part 1: Social Work in Mental Health Settings: Case Studies

1. The Ethical and Political Dialogue Between Social Workers and the Mental Health Social Movements in Brasil – Maria Lúcia T. Garcia, Rita C. Cavalcante Lima, Eduardo Mourão Vasconcelos, Fabiola Xavier Leal, Gary Spolander

2. Social Work Engagement With Mental Health in Mainland China – Fan Wu, Miao Jian, Shuting Yuan

3. Organically Grown: A History of Mental Health Social Work in England and Wales – Laura Tucker, Hannah Jobling, Martin Webber

4. Mental Health and Social Work in Greece – Ippokratis Efstathiou

5. Social Work in Mental Health Settings in Israel – Ayelet Gur, Tali-Noy Hindi

6. Social Work in Mental Health Care in Italy – Maria Patrizia Favali, Barbara Rosina, Cristina Tilli

7. Mental Health Social Work in Northern Ireland – Jim Campbell, Danielle McIlroy

8. Social Work and Mental Health in Norway – Joakim Finne, Dagny Adriaenssen Johannessen

9. Mental Health Social Work in Russia – Svetlana V. Kolpakova

10. Mental Health Social Work in Scotland – Pearse McCusker, Vicky Soutar

11. Social Work in Mental Health Settings in Sweden – Stefan Sjöström

12. Social Work in Mental Health Settings in Taiwan – Yu-Ching Liu

13. Psychiatric Social Work in Trinidad and Tobago – Damien Taylor, Lyndon Gumbs

14. Mental Health Social Work on the Island of Ireland – Patricia Carlisle, Danielle McIlroy, Calvin Swords, Paul Best, Anne Campbell, Gavin Davidson, Gloria Kirwan, Alan Maddock, Lorna Montgomery

15. Mental Health Social Workers in The Netherlands – Jean Pierre Wilken, Simona Karbouniaris

Part 2: Key Themes and Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Social Work

16. The Role of Law in Mental Health Social Work Practice, Local and Global – Sarah Vicary, Kevin Stone

17. International Perspectives on Mental Health and Political Conflict – Jim Campbell, Christos Panagiotopoulos, Bodil Irene Hoyer

18. Mindfulness and Mental Health Social Work – Pearse McCusker, Alan Maddock

19. Reclaiming the Language of ‘Survivor’ in Mental Health Social Work – Jeanette Copperman, Anna Sklair

20. Risky Behaviour in Difficult Times – Bill Penson, Darren Hill

Conclusion – Sarah Vicary, Gavin Davidson, Pearse McCusker and Kevin Stone

Über Autor(innen)

Stone, Kevin
Dr Kevin Stone is CPD programme manager and Senior Lecturer for Social Work at the University of the West of England, a warranted Approved Mental Health Professional and qualified Best Interest Assessor.

Sarah Vicary is Professor of Social Work and Mental Health at The Open University.

Gavin Davidson is Professor of Social Care at Queen’s University Belfast.

Pearse McCusker is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at The University of Edinburgh.

Kevin Stone is Associate Professor of Social Work and Director of Social Work at the University of Warwick.