Spanning an international evidence base, this book traces the development of contemporary theory, policy, and practice within the field of mental health. Drawing on snapshots from across the lifespan, it assesses the impact of issues such as gender and sexuality, and explores the range of global perspectives on mental ill health.

International Perspectives on Mental Health: Critical issues across the lifespan

Business & Money

Fawcett, Barbara

Wilson, Sheila

Weber, Zita

Job Hunting & Careers

Red Globe Press

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Mental Health

This important text will provide a critical analysis of contemporary developments in child care policy under New Labour and the resulting policy and practice implications. The authors will draw on sociological debates, the growing children's rights literature and wider developments within social policy in order to provide a thorough and balanced guide to contemporary developments in this rapidly changing field. Ideologies behind recent initiatives in a wide range of practice areas are explored, and the implementation of key developments are appraised. This will be primary reading for all students specializing in work with children and their families.

Contemporary Child Care Policy and Practice

Politics & Social Sciences

Featherstone, Brid

Goddard, Jim

Social Sciences

The authors explore theoretical developments and policy and practice initiatives in the complex and changing area of mental health services. They examine the tensions, dilemmas and opportunities now operating, including those relating to gender and ethnicity and places the involvement of users/survivors centre stage. Identifying and discussing the tensions between different professional models, varying ‘social’ perspectives and political imperatives, the book explores how these tensions are manifested in practice. Key topics include: <ul>
<li>the emphasis on risk as opposed to citizenship and entitlement</li> <li>social exclusion and inclusion</li> <li>professional and user perspectives</li> <li>the ‘territories’ of health and social care and their respective roles and relationships.</li>
</ul> An important theme running throughout is the critical appraisal of perspectives concerning gender, ethnicity and sexuality, drawing out wider issues of power and inequality. This book makes ideas and theoretical policy material accessible and applicable, and is a key text for students and practitioners in mental health, social work and social care.

Contemporary Mental Health: Theory, Policy and Practice

Karban, Kate

Routledge

Feminist Perspectives on Disability provides a unique introduction to the key debates in relation to both feminism and disability. The author considers contemporary similarities, differences and contentious areas and how concepts drawn from postmodern feminism can be usefully applied to the disability arena. The book explores many important aspects of the field, including: biological debates; issues of power, knowledge, equality, difference, subjectivity and the body; interface of public and private/care and community; medical and social barriers; politics, citizenship and identity.Feminist Perspectives on Disability will be compulsory reading for students of all levels in Women's Studies, Gender Relations, Social Policy, Social Work/Social Care and social Science.

Feminist Perspectives on Disability

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Written by a collection of experts in the field, this important new text provides a critical and constructive analysis of the ways in which service users and carers engage with health and social care services. 
Covering topics such as the importance of terminology, wellbeing and resilience and the notion of tokenism, and enhanced by a wealth of first-hand experiences and creative work by a range of service users and carers, the text examines how different forms of collaboration, participation and involvement (or lack of it) have contributed, and continue to contribute, to service development and the expansion of participant movements. With a strong focus on retrospective as well as prospective analysis, it encourages the reader to learn from both historical and current developments in service user and carer involvement in order to anticipate and inform future directions.
This engaging and inspiring text is key reading for students on undergraduate and postgraduate Social Work programmes, as well as practitioners looking for a fresh new perspective.

Service User and Carer Involvement in Health and Social Care: A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis

Turning Ideas into Research: Theory, Design and Practice

How do you turn a really good idea into a really good question, and how do you turn this into successful research?   Barbara Fawcett and Rosalie Pockett use their expertise as supervisors and researchers to provide you with the frameworks and the theoretical and practical guidance you need to design, carry out and communicate your research effectively. Using a range of examples that relate research to the real world, they demonstrate:      how to develop research questions     how to select appropriate theoretical frameworks     how to integrate theoretical perspectives with empirical research     how to gather and interpret data     how to ensure that the research undertaken makes a difference.  The authors’ user-friendly approach emphasizes the importance of participation, collaboration and inclusivity, and examines worldviews and understandings of knowledge in order to enable greater critical reflection. Chapters provide guidance on achieving impact with your research, and feature reflective questions to enhance your engagement with the issues covered.   This text is the ideal companion as you set about transforming your ideas into robust research.

Pockett, Rosalie

Education & Reference

Sage Publications Ltd.

How do you turn a really good idea into a really good question, and how do you turn this into successful research? Barbara Fawcett and Rosalie Pockett use their expertise as supervisors and researchers to provide you with the frameworks and the theoretical and practical guidance you need to design, carry out and communicate your research effectively. Using a range of examples that relate research to the real world, they demonstrate: <ul>
<li>how to develop research questions</li> <li>how to select appropriate theoretical frameworks</li> <li>how to integrate theoretical perspectives with empirical research</li> <li>how to gather and interpret data</li> <li>how to ensure that the research undertaken makes a difference.</li> </ul>
The authors’ user-friendly approach emphasizes the importance of participation, collaboration and inclusivity, and examines worldviews and understandings of knowledge in order to enable greater critical reflection. Chapters provide guidance on achieving impact with your research, and feature reflective questions to enhance your engagement with the issues covered. This text is the ideal companion as you set about transforming your ideas into robust research.

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International Perspectives on Mental Health: Critical issues across the lifespan

International Perspectives on Mental Health: Critical issues across the lifespan

Contemporary Child Care Policy and Practice

Contemporary Mental Health: Theory, Policy and Practice

Contemporary Mental Health: Theory, Policy and Practice

Feminist Perspectives on Disability

Service User and Carer Involvement in Health and Social Care: A Retrospective and Prospective Analysis

Turning Ideas into Research: Theory, Design and Practice

Turning Ideas into Research: Theory, Design and Practice