Social work in mental health : areas of practice, challenges and way forward / edited by Abraham P. Francis.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Francis, Abraham P., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Psychiatric social work--India.

Psychiatric social work.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (383 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New Delhi, India : Sage Publications, 2014.

Summary:

Bringing together a range of scholarly reflections and writings on the different roles of a social worker in the field of mental health, this book provides a holistic picture to introduce readers to the wider issues of social work and mental health practice.

Social Work in Mental Health brings together a range of scholarly reflections and writings on the different roles of a social worker in the field of mental health. It provides a holistic picture to introduce readers to the wider issues of social work and mental health practice. The book offers a detailed discussion on the theoretical and practice frameworks that are based on social justice and human rights perspectives. It not only provides an overview of intervention strategies but also directs readers' attention to an alternative way of addressing mental health issues. The author presents a cross-cultural and global perspective of mental health, but with specific references to India and Asia. He also addresses some of the recent debates in recovery, partnerships and strengths-based practices. The book has been specially designed for social work students, human service professionals and mental health practitioners and academicians.

Contents:

List of illustrations

Foreword by Vimla V. Nadkarni

Acknowledgements

Prologue: the making of the book

Introduction / by Abraham P. Francis

Areas of social work practice in mental health

Engaging children with mental health issues : review of approaches to practice / Abul Khan

School mental health practice : challenges for school social work in India / V. Sayee Kumar

Child and adolescent mental health in India / Archana Dassi

Psychosocial intervention model for the well-being of adolescent girls in the institutions for care / Sheeja B. Karalam

Gender-based violence and mental health / Ines Zuchowski

Domestic work and migration : a dual burden to women's mental health / Kalpana Goel

Mental health issues of home-based elderly and geriatric social work

Intervention / Sheeba Joseph

Ageing, religiosity and mental health : some reflections / Braj Bhushan

Mental health and well-being among older persons : gerontological social work perspectives / Ilango Ponnuswami and P. Udhayakumar

Social work interventions for comprehensive psychosocial care in substance use disorders / Lakshmi Sankaran and Pratima Murthy

The dead end : reflections on suicide in developing economies of Southeast Asia / Sonny Jose, Reeja P.S. and Faheema Mustaffa

Challenges and way forward

Social justice and human rights issues in mental health practice / Mark David Chong and Abraham P. Francis

Ethical considerations in mental health research for evidence-based

Practice / Nonie Harris

Community mental health and NGO engagement : the Kerala experience / Chitra Venkateswaran, Sonny Jose and Abraham P. Francis

Emerging issues for social work practice / Anthony McMahon

Future directions and implications for social work practice in mental health / Abraham P. Francis and Ilango Ponnuswami

Appendix 1: Key terms explained

Appendix 2: Reflective/practice questions

About the editor and contributors

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

93-5150-418-2

93-5150-117-5

OCLC:

888551025