Social work in the mental health field : from power analysis to practice /

This book provides a contemporary and practical resource for exploring critical social work practices in mental health.It explores how a power analysis can be enacted, through a variety of skills and actions, in order to navigate complex organisational and social contexts and make a difference in th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Whitaker, Louise
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Cham : Springer, 2025.
Edition:	1st ed.
Series:	SpringerBriefs in social work.
Subjects:	Psychiatric social work. Social justice. Social psychiatry. Social work education. Community Psychiatry Social Justice Social Work, Psychiatric Psychiatrie sociale. Service social > Étude et enseignement. Justice sociale. Service social psychiatrique. Electronic books.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Examining mental health social work: From power analysis to practice
Chapter 2. Power and paradox in mental health social work: Mapping the terrain
Chapter 3. Exploring opportunities for critical mental health social work in direct practice: The politics of naming and responding to distress
Chapter 4. Exploring opportunities for critical mental health social work in direct practice: Navigating oppressive practices
Chapter 5. Exploring Opportunities for Community Work and Transforming Systems in Mental Health Social Work: Expanding Our Gaze:
Chapter 6. Holding the fine line between transformation and complicity.