Social Perspectives in Mental Health: Developing Social Models to Understand and Work with Mental Distress

Jerry Tew

ISBN 10: 184310220X / ISBN 13: 9781843102205

Published by Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd, 2004

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Synopsis:

Social Perspectives in Mental Health offers new practice frameworks that help to make sense of people's mental distress and recovery in relation to their social experience. This interdisciplinary volume promotes a holistic approach to mental health practice, with an emphasis on recovery and empowerment, and on building on the experiences of service users. The contributors explore the impact of social factors, such as power, abuse, ethnicity, gender and sexual orientation, on the causes and experiences of mental health problems. It is also considered how concepts such as risk and recovery can be understood from a social perspective.

Drawing on expertise from a wide range of academic, policy and practice settings as well as lived experience, this book is essential reading for practitioners, students and educators in the fields of mental health and social work.

About the Author: Jerry Tew is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Central England and has substantial practitioner experience as an approved social worker. He is a member of the executive of the Social Perspectives Network and is the coordinator of its research subgroup. Jerry is also the social work advisor for the interdisciplinary Mental Health in Higher Education Project and the author of Social Theory, Power and Practice.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Social Perspectives in Mental Health: ...
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers Ltd
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good