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Social approaches to mental distress / Jerry Tew.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Series: Practical social work seriesPublisher: Basingstoke, Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011Description: x, 198 pISBN:
  • 9780230545076
  • 0230545076
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.2042 22
NLM classification:
  • WM 172
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: -- IntroductionThe changing context of mental health practiceWhat is mental distress? Theories and modelsValues, capabilities and recovery practiceSocial and personal factors that may contribute to mental distress: theory and researchSocial InclusionTherapeutic approaches and recovery practiceFamilies, carers and personal relationshipsRisk, vulnerability and the use of compulsionFrameworks for assessment and planning.
Summary: "This latest title in the BASW series sets out the values, theoretical understandings and research base which underpin a social approach to mental health. Exploring therapeutic approaches and recovery practice, this book offers a practical guide to inform all work related to mental distress"--Provided by publisher.
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Book Högskolan Väst Entréplan / Entrance floor 362.2042 Tew Available 6004300038385
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Machine generated contents note: -- IntroductionThe changing context of mental health practiceWhat is mental distress? Theories and modelsValues, capabilities and recovery practiceSocial and personal factors that may contribute to mental distress: theory and researchSocial InclusionTherapeutic approaches and recovery practiceFamilies, carers and personal relationshipsRisk, vulnerability and the use of compulsionFrameworks for assessment and planning.

"This latest title in the BASW series sets out the values, theoretical understandings and research base which underpin a social approach to mental health. Exploring therapeutic approaches and recovery practice, this book offers a practical guide to inform all work related to mental distress"--Provided by publisher.