Social Work and Mental Health Evidence Based Policy and Practice 1st Edition by Sylvia I. Mignon 0826164420 9780826164438

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Product details:

• ISBN 10:0826164420
• ISBN 13:9780826164438
• Author:Sylvia I. Mignon

Clear, comprehensive, and accessible, this textbook presents an overview of the contemporary American mental health system and its impact on clients and social workers. The failure of the system to provide quality care for the mentally ill is explored, including issues and policies that social workers face in accessing mental health care for their clients, while also discussing the ways in which social workers can improve the overall functioning of the system and promote the development and expansion of policy and practice innovations.

Table contents:

1. Social Work and the Mental Health System
2. A Short History of Mental Health Policy and Treatment in the United States
3. Views From the Inside: Mental Health Clients and Their Families
4. Mental Illness Across the Life Cycle: Children, Adolescents, Adults, and Older Adults
5. Social Work and Mental Illness: Labels and Diagnoses
6. Social Work and Psychiatry: Psychotropic Medications and Brain Stimulation Techniques
7. Gender, Race, Ethnicity, and the Mental Health System
8. Social Work, Mental Illness, and the Criminal Justice System
9. No Place to Go: Homelessness and Mental Illness
10. Views From the Field: Challenges in Mental Health Social Work
11. Innovations in Mental Healthcare
12. Prevention and Future Issues in Mental Health Social Work

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