Mental health and well-being

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

Conceptual clarification, conversation, presentation, exercises, group activities, role-play.

Learning Outcomes

• address problems critically
• apply decision making within social work
• apply organisational techniques
• apply problem solving in social service
• apply quality standards in social services
• build helping relationship with social service users
• consider social impact of actions on service users
• involve service users and carers in care planning
• manage ethical issues within social services
• meet standards of practice in social services
• prevent social problems
• promote inclusion
• protect vulnerable social service users
• tolerate stress
• work in a multicultural environment in health care
• work within communities

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

Social problems and mental health/illness

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Exam: 100.0%

Bibliography

• Francis, Abraham P. (ed) (2014) Social Work in Mental Health: Contexts and Theories for Practice, SAGE, ISBN: 978-81-321-1739-1 (PB)
• Pritchard, Colin (2006) Mental Health Social Work Evidence-based practice, Routledge, ISBN 0-203-34791-9 (Adobe e-Reader Format) ISBN10: 0-415-31901-3 (hbk) ISBN10: 0-415-31902-1 (pbk)
• Rovinelli Heller, Nina ; Gitterman ,Alex. eds. (2011) Mental health and social problems: a social work perspective, Routledge ISBN13: 978–0–415–49386–4 (hbk) ISBN13: 978–0–415–49387–1 (pbk) ISBN13: 978–0–203–84060–3 (ebk)