A Study on Improvement of Mental Health Social Worker Training Course

2018 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 27-56
Author(s):  
Eunjeung Choi ◽  
Jayoung Kwon ◽  
Kyunghee Ha ◽  
Jungwoo Hwang ◽  
Youngjoo Moon
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Worker Training

Staff shortages in the mental health workforce: the case of the disappearing approved social worker

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (6) ◽  
pp. 504-513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Huxley ◽  
Sherrill Evans ◽  
Martin Webber ◽  
Claire Gately
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Health Workforce ◽  
Mental Health Workforce

scholarly journals Service user, patient, client, user or survivor: describing recipients of mental health services

2010 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Simmons ◽  
Chris J. Hawley ◽  
Tim M. Gale ◽  
Thanusha Sivakumaran
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Service User ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Clinical Implications ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Care Community

Aims and methodTo determine which terms receivers of mental health services wish to be known by (service user, patient, client, user, survivor) according to the professional consulted (psychiatrist, nurse, psychologist, social worker, occupational therapist). We conducted a questionnaire study to assess terms by like or dislike and by rank order. There were 336 participants from local catchment area secondary care community and in-patient settings in east Hertfordshire.ResultsPatient is the preferred term when consulted by psychiatrists and nurses, but it is equally preferable to client for social workers and occupational therapists. Service user is disliked more than liked overall, particularly by those who consulted a health professional, but not by those who consulted a social worker. A significant minority wish to be regarded as a survivor or user.Clinical implicationsNational and local mental health services should adopt evidence-based terminology in referring to ‘patient’ or, in some groups, ‘patient or client’ in preference to ‘service user’.

Introduction

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Conflict Processes ◽  
Post Conflict ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Health And Well Being

In the Introduction, the author describes the background to the book and his personal experiences of violence in Northern Ireland - as a social worker and health and social services manager in Enniskillen and Omagh. He addresses the impact of loss and trauma linked to conflict and the implications for mental health and well-being. The structure of the book is outlined and the author sets the rest of the book in the argument that the mental health of conflict affected communities should be an early and key consideration in peace talks, politics and post-conflict processes.

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