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Record Nr.

UNINA9910305547703321

Titolo

Social work visions from around the globe : citizens, methods, and approaches / / Anna Metteri. [et al.], editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Binghamton, N.Y. : , : Haworth Social Work Practice Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-136-42135-1

0-203-05040-1

1-136-42128-9

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (497 p.)

Collana

The Social work in Health Care Monographic "Separates"

Altri autori (Persone)

MetteriAnna

Disciplina

362.1/0425

Soggetti

Medical social work

Psychiatric social work

Social work with minorities

Ethnic groups - Services for

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Co-published simultaneously as Social work in health care, volume 39, numbers 1/2 and 3/4, 2004."

Revised versions of selected papers first presented at the 3rd International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health that was organised in July 2001 in Tampere.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover ; Social Work Visions from Around the Globe: Citizens, Methods, and Approaches ; Copyright; CONTENTS; PART I: CITIZENS' NEEDS AND PARTICIPATION IN HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH  ; Introduction: Women's and Men's Needs as a Challenge for Gender-Sensitive Services ; Opening Remarks, 1 July 2001, Tampere ; Understanding the Interconnections Between Ethnicity, Gender, Social Class and Health: Experiences of Minority Ethnic Women in Britain; Psychosocial Problems and Coping Patterns of  HIV Seropositive Wives of Men with HIV/AIDS

Rehabilitation of the Wandering Seriously Mentally Ill (WSMI) Women: The Banyan ExperienceTime to Father; Disabled Children and Their Families in Ukraine: Health and Mental Health Issues for Families Caring for Their Disabled Child at Home; Parents as Advocates: Stories of Surplus Suffering When a Child Is Diagnosed and Treated for Cancer;



The Long-Term Psychosocial Effects of Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment on Children and Their Families; Coping and Resilience of Children of a Mentally Ill Parent

CITIZENSHIP AND PARTICIPATION OF USERS: The Experience of Urban Aboriginals with Health Care Services in Canada: Implications for Social Work Practice Participation and Citizenship of Elderly Persons: User Experiences from Finland; Mental Homelessness: Locked Within, Locked Without; PART II: SOCIAL WORK METHODS IN HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH ; Introduction: Part II; INCREASING CULTURAL COMPETENCE IN SERVICES: MANAGING DIVERSITY: Cultural Competence in Psychosocial and Psychiatric Care: A Critical Perspective with Reference to Research and Clinical Experiences in California, US and in Germany

Cultural and Ethical Issues in Working with Culturally Diverse Patients and Their Families: The Use of the Culturagram to Promote Cultural Competent Practice in Health Care SettingsTransforming the Legacies of Childhood Trauma in Couple and Family Therapy; EVOLVEMENT OF VOICE OF SOCIAL WORKERS AND USERS IN INTERPROFESSIONAL AND INTERAGENCY COLLABORATION: Social Group Work: Building a Professional Collective of Hospital Social Workers ; Partnership in Mental Health and Child Welfare: Social Work Responses to Children Living with Parental Mental Illness

Changing Practice: Involving Mental Health Service Users in Planning Service ProvisionADVANCING INCLUSIVE AND EMPOWERING PRACTICE: Postmodern Social Work in Interdisciplinary Contexts: Making Space on Both Sides of the Table ; Using Music as a Therapy Tool to Motivate Troubled Adolescents ; Mental Health, Social Inclusion and the Green Agenda: An Evaluation of a Land Based Rehabilitation Project Designed to Promote Occupational Access and Inclusion of Service Users in North Somerset, UK ; Social Vaccine for HIV Prevention: A Study on Truck Drivers in South India

FOCUSING ON THE UNIQUE LIFE-CYCLE: SOCIAL WORK KNOWLEDGE IN PROMOTING INDIVIDUAL LIFE CHANGES AND HUMAN RIGHTS: The Experience of Receiving a Diagnosis of Cystic Fibrosis After Age 20: Implications for Social Work

Sommario/riassunto

Increase the effectiveness of the services you provide to clients<br /><br />Social Work Visions from Around the Globe examines the fundamental principles and dilemmas of social work with people whose health is under threat. This valuable resource was compiled from material presented at the Third International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health in Tampere, Finland. The book explores key issues in social work in health and mental health, from the early historical roots of social work in health to developing a human rights perspective on the lives of men who face capital punis