| Description |
1 online resource (pages cm) |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
List of illustrations -- Foreword by Vimla V. Nadkarni -- Acknowledgements -- Prologue: the making of the book -- Introduction / by Abraham P. Francis -- Areas of social work practice in mental health -- Engaging children with mental health issues : review of approaches to practice / Abul Khan -- School mental health practice : challenges for school social work in India / V. Sayee Kumar -- Child and adolescent mental health in India / Archana Dassi -- Psychosocial intervention model for the well-being of adolescent girls in the institutions for care / Sheeja B. Karalam -- Gender-based violence and mental health / Ines Zuchowski -- Domestic work and migration : a dual burden to women's mental health / Kalpana Goel -- Mental health issues of home-based elderly and geriatric social work -- Intervention / Sheeba Joseph -- Ageing, religiosity and mental health : some reflections / Braj Bhushan -- Mental health and well-being among older persons : gerontological social work perspectives / Ilango Ponnuswami and P. Udhayakumar -- Social work interventions for comprehensive psychosocial care in substance use disorders / Lakshmi Sankaran and Pratima Murthy -- The dead end : reflections on suicide in developing economies of Southeast Asia / Sonny Jose, Reeja P.S. and Faheema Mustaffa -- Challenges and way forward -- Social justice and human rights issues in mental health practice / Mark David Chong and Abraham P. Francis -- Ethical considerations in mental health research for evidence-based -- Practice / Nonie Harris -- Community mental health and NGO engagement : the Kerala experience / Chitra Venkateswaran, Sonny Jose and Abraham P. Francis -- Emerging issues for social work practice / Anthony McMahon -- Future directions and implications for social work practice in mental health / Abraham P. Francis and Ilango Ponnuswami -- Appendix 1: Key terms explained -- Appendix 2: Reflective/practice questions -- About the editor and contributors -- Index. |
| Summary |
Bringing together a range of scholarly reflections and writings on the different roles of a social worker in the field of mental health, this book provides a holistic picture to introduce readers to the wider issues of social work and mental health practice. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Psychiatric social work -- India.
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Psychiatric social work. |
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India. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Francis, Abraham P., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9788132117407 8132117409 (DLC) 2014018213 |
| ISBN |
9351501175 (electronic book) |
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9789351501176 (electronic book) |
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9788132117407 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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8132117409 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
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