Social Work Approaches in Health and Mental Health from Around the Globe

Anna Metteri,Teppo Kroger,Anneli Pohjola,Pirkko-Liisa Rauhala

Social Work Approaches in Health and Mental Health from Around the Globe
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Inc
Country
United States
Published
5 January 2005
Pages
256
ISBN
9780789025128

Social Work Approaches in Health and Mental Health from Around the Globe

Anna Metteri,Teppo Kroger,Anneli Pohjola,Pirkko-Liisa Rauhala

Social Work Approaches in Health and Mental Health from Around the Globe is a valuable stepping stone toward an understanding of the diversity of methods utilised in social work for community health services. This book explores new creative theoretical and practical orientations for designing, developing, and analysing social work to help produce policies and services in which clients can positively and productively invest. Social Work Approaches in Health and Mental Health from Around the Globe covers a long period in the history of social work in health issues, from theoretical treatises to empirical research and analyses of practices. The book provides research, case studies, and existing international and national literature from India, Botswana, Taiwan, Lithuania, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the United States. This resource explores the shared qualities of social work in health services throughout the world despite differences between countries in terms of culture, social system, and history.

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