Evidence-based Policy and Practice in Mental Health Social Work
1st Edition
Published on 10. July 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-84445-149-4 (ISBN)
Description
Mental health social workers work within multidisciplinary teams, often based in health settings. The variety of services they work within are shaped by mental health policy that is increasingly being influenced by research evidence of 'what works'. This book provides an accessible, yet authoritative, guide to the evidence base that underpins contemporary mental health policy in the UK. It critically engages with the notion of evidence-based practice in mental health social work and provides a guide to becoming an evidence-based practitioner. It also provides an accessible guide to appraising quantitative and qualitative research relevant to mental health social work practice.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Exeter
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Sage Publications Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 171 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-84445-149-4 (9781844451494)
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Person
Martin Webber is Programme Leader of the MSc in Mental Health Social Work with Children & Adults at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. This is a post-qualifying course for experienced social workers who wish to acquire research training and become advanced practitioners. He came to the Institute of Psychiatry in 2002 as a Social Science Fellow to undertake an MSc in Health Services Research and PhD research on the role of social capital on recovery from depression. He is a qualified social worker and has worked as an Approved Social Worker in a community mental health team in the Royal Borough of Kingston-upon-Thames.
Content
Epistemology and evidence-based practice in mental health social work
Contemporary mental health social work: a synergy of professional practice and legal process
Mental health policy in the UK: Beyond the national service framework
Evidence-based or risk averse? The empirical foundations of contemporary mental health policy
Becoming an evidence-based practitioner: steps towards evidence-based practice in mental health social work
How to critically appraise cross-sectional surveys
How to critically appraise randomised controlled trials
How to critically appraise cohort studies
How to critically appraise case-control studies
Demystifying P-values: A user-friendly guide to statistics used in mental health research
How to critically appraise qualitative studies
Professional leadership in mental health social work: bringing research into practice
Contemporary mental health social work: a synergy of professional practice and legal process
Mental health policy in the UK: Beyond the national service framework
Evidence-based or risk averse? The empirical foundations of contemporary mental health policy
Becoming an evidence-based practitioner: steps towards evidence-based practice in mental health social work
How to critically appraise cross-sectional surveys
How to critically appraise randomised controlled trials
How to critically appraise cohort studies
How to critically appraise case-control studies
Demystifying P-values: A user-friendly guide to statistics used in mental health research
How to critically appraise qualitative studies
Professional leadership in mental health social work: bringing research into practice