Mental Health Social Work Reimagined

Description

This much-needed book calls for a return to mental health social work that has personal relationships and an emotional connection between workers and those experiencing distress at its core.

Ian Cummins is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at Salford University. He qualified as a probation officer and subsequently worked as a mental health social worker. His research interests including the history of community care and mental health issues in the CJS. His most recent work has focused on poverty, inequality and advanced marginality.

"This timely book locates mental health social work within the wider political landscape, calling for a rejection of bureaucratic and risk-averse practices and a return to core values, focusing on the strengths of individuals and communities." Dr Kate Karban, University of Bradford "Tracing the origins of contemporary mental health services through to future opportunities for the profession, Cummins explores how a constructive way forward for social work in mental health services can be forged from a problematic past." Martin Webber, University of York "A rallying cry to reinvigorate mental health social work for contemporary times. Very useful reading for students and social workers alike." Helen Spandler, University of Central Lancashire