Mental Health Policy and Practice (Interagency Working in Health and Social Care, 2) - Softcover

Glasby, Jon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1137025948 ISBN 13: 9781137025944

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2015

Synopsis

This highly regarded text returns as part of Palgrave's Interagency Working in Health and Social Care series, to offer a clear and considered guide to modern mental health policy and practice. Completely up to date, it highlights key changes and developments for today's students and practitioners and explores the implications for future practice.

Building on the success of previous editions this third edition provides:

ˇ An up-to-date overview of the changes to mental health policy and practice as they apply to a broad range of mental health services, from primary care and forensic mental health issues

ˇ A focus on mental health specific issues in the context of broader health and social care reforms, including the reform of primary care, the impact of austerity and the personalisation agenda

ˇ A greater exploration of what interagency working means: it goes beyond issues with health and social services and explores the everyday services that are essential to everyone

ˇ A range of case studies, reflection and analyses, followed by engaging exercises and suggestions for further reading.

This book is designed for students of social work, social policy, nursing and health taking courses on mental health policy and practice. It also serves as an important update for practitioners in the field.

About this title

About the Author:

Jon Glasby is Professor of Health and Social Care and Director of the Health Services Management Centre at the University of Birmingham, UK. He is a qualified social worker by background and a board member of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE). Specialising in joint work between health and social care, Jon is involved in regular policy analysis and advice. He sits on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Integrated Care and the Journal of Integrated Care.
 

Jerry Tew is a Reader in Mental Health and Social Work and Head of Education in the School of Social Policy, Institute of Applied Social Studies.

Review:

Endorsements of the 1st edition:

"A very clear accessible overview of mental health provision in England, including a well resigned critique of current policy." - Mr Robert Davis, School of Health and Social Sciences, UWIC, Wales

"Clear and easy to use. Good use of charts, diagrams and reflection exercises. Student friendly." - Dr David Wright, School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent at Medway, UK

"This excellent text demystifies the role of health and social case policy in the development of mental health care and treatment. An ideal text for students at both undergraduate and postgraduate level for understanding the role of policy." - Mr Simon Brewer, Department of Applied Social Sciences, London Metropolitan University, UK

"I was impressed with this book because of its relevance, its modernity and its readability." - Dr Roger Manktelow, School of Sociology and Applied Social Studies, University of Ulster, UK

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1137025948
• ISBN 13: 9781137025944
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 264