Description:
Social Work in Mental Health Settings brings together leading academics and practitioners to explore how mental health social work is shaped and practised around the world. In so doing, it responds to a striking lack of comparative literature in the field and offers readers a timely, global perspective on this important area of practice.
Combining macro-level analyses with in-depth country case studies - from Brazil and Bosnia and Herzegovina to China and Trinidad and Tobago - the book interrogates how mental health policy, law, political conflict and social movements influence practice.
Essential reading for scholars and professionals working in social work and mental health, this book engages with urgent contemporary themes - from feminist care ethics and community care to self-harm and mindfulness - offering invaluable guidance for those seeking a deeper understanding of mental health social work in the global context.
Brief description: Hannah Jobling is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of York, with interests including mental health social work, social work across time and place and community-based approaches to social support.
Review Quotes: 'This book offers a compelling global perspective on mental health social work - exploring its roles, diverse cultural contexts and challenges - while highlighting contributions to reducing coercion, promoting inclusion and driving transformative, rights-based reforms worldwide.' Lisa Brophy, La Trobe University