Social Work Practice in Mental Health

Robert Bland is Professor in the School of Social Work and Human Services at the University of Queensland. ..Noel Renouf is Senior Lecturer at the School of Social Work and Social Policy at La Trobe University. ..Ann Tullgren is both a social worker and a person with mental illness.

List of tables..Part I: The Context for Practice..1 A starting point: Understanding social work in mental health..2 The lived experience of mental illness..3 Concepts and issues in mental health..4 The policy and legal context for practice..5 Overview of the mental disorders..Part II: Social Work Practice..6 Assessment for social work practice..7 Social work case management..8 Working with people with mental illness in everyday practice settings..9 Working with families..10 Working with communities and groups..11 Social work leadership in mental health organisations..Bibliography..Index