Interdisciplinary Working in Mental Health

Description

Presenting a model for interdisciplinary working, this book offers an overview of practice and policy across a range of mental health settings. It explores how to combine skills, theories and expertise from a range of disciplines in response to the diverse needs of service users, from children to older people, and those with complex needs.

DI BAILEY Reader in Social Work at the University of Durham, UK, with fifteen years experience in interprofessional education and training. Di has a background in psychology and social work and she has worked in a variety of settings spanning the statutory and independent sector and forensic services. Her research interests include developing interdisciplinary mental health services and the involvement of service users in mental health care delivery.

'Having wide appeal for students and practitioners alike, and for different disciplines, this is essential team reading. Additionally, for any interdisciplinary serivce or team currently faced with disintegration, the book provides a critical challenge to any undermining of the power and benefits to service users in joint working.' -Professional Social Work