1st Edition

Mental Health Work In The Community Theory And Practice In Social Work And Community Psychiatric Nursing

By Michael Sheppard Copyright 1991
    210 Pages
    by Routledge

    212 Pages
    by Routledge

    A presentation of a comparative analysis of the work of mental health social workers and community psychiatric nurses, an issue of importance because of "community care" and also important as much of their work territory overlaps. The findings are more favourable to social workers.

    1. Theoretical foundations

    2. Agency work

    3. Brief intervention

    4. Extended intervention

    5. Practice foundations - interpersonal relations

    6. Clients' and workers' views of intervention

    7. Client perceptions - brief intervention

    8. Client perceptions - extended intervention

    9. Conclusions

    10. Methodology

    11. Research questionnaire

    Biography

    Michael Sheppard