Independent mental health advocacy : the right to be heard, context, values and good practice /

This research-based book tells you everything you need to know about independent mental health advocacy (IMHA), including the role that IMHAs play within mental health services, their relationship with service users and with other mental health professionals.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Newbigging, Karen
Corporate Author:	Alexander Street (Firm)
Other Authors:	Ridley, Julie, McKeown, Mick, Sadd, June, Machin, Karen, Cruse, Kaaren, Haye, Stephanie De La, Able, Laura, Poursanidou, Konstantina
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2015.
Subjects:	Mental health services > Great Britain. Mentally ill > Services for > Great Britain. Mental health services. Mentally ill women. Mental Health Services Patient Advocacy Legislation as Topic Persons with Psychiatric Disorders. Patient Advocacy > legislation & jurisprudence United Kingdom Services de santé mentale > Grande-Bretagne. Personnes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale > Services > Grande-Bretagne. Services de santé mentale. Patients > Droits. Femmes vivant avec un trouble de santé mentale. people with psychiatric illnesses. Advocacy. Social Work. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare. Mental health services Mentally ill > Services for Great Britain Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Foreword by Kris Chastey; Foreword by Toby Brandon; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations and acronyms; Chapter 1. From Powerlessness to Power; Part 1. Setting the Scene; Chapter 2. Understanding the Territory; Chapter 3. From Margin to Mainstream: A Brief Historical Overview; Chapter 4. Mental Health Advocacy, Rights and the Law; Chapter 5. 'My Rights to My Voice' Service User Experiences of Compulsion; Chapter 6. Research and Reviews of Mental Health Advocacy; Part 2. The Practice and Experience of Independent Mental Health Advocacy Services.