A clear and accessible introduction to the complex issues surrounding mental health.

Malcolm Golightley has worked in the mental health field for over twenty years, drawing on extensive experience as a community development workers, Approved Social Worker, trainer and researcher. As Head of the School of Health and Social Care he has responsibility for academic leadership and, with others, developing mental health research. Until recently he was a Mental Health Act Commissioner and carried out inspections on behalf of the Healthcare Commission.

Chapter 1: Values and Ethical Mental Health Social Work
Chapter 2: Social Work Practice and Mental Health
Chapter 3: The Policy and Legal Context for Practice: Part 1: History and the Mental Health Legislation
Chapter 4: The Policy and Legal Context for Practice: Part 2: Mental Health Tribunals: Mental Capacity
Chapter 5: Working with Vulnerable People: Mental Health in Children, Adolescents and Young People
Chapter 6: Working with Vulnerable People: Adults Who Are Short-Term Service Users
Chapter 7: Working with Vulnerable People: Adults Who Are Long-Term Service Users
Chapter 8: Working across Organisational and Professional Boundaries