{"product_id":"social-approaches-to-mental-distress-practical-social-work-series-9780230545076","title":"Social Approaches to Mental Distress Practical Social Work Series","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJERRY TEW is Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Work at the University of Birmingham. He has substantial previous experience as a social work practitioner specialising in mental health. His publications include Social Theory, Power and Practice (Palgrave, 2002) and Social Perspectives in Mental Health (Jessica Kingsley, 2005).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Excellent and well written text with a sound theoretical and empirical argument for the relevance of social approaches to mental ill health.\" - Michael Coffey, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University, UK\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction  Values and Working Relationships  Understanding the Experience of Mental Distress  Social Circumstances and Life Events: How Damaging Social Experiences May Contribute to Mental Distress  Power, Agency and Social Capital  Personality Adaptations, Resilience and Vulnerability  Families, Relationships and Social Systems  Social Models of Mental Distress  Early Intervention and Crisis Resolution  Recovery and SocialParticipation  Risk Taking and Safeguarding  Assessment, Action Planning and Self-directed Support  Concluding Comments: Putting Social Theory and Research Into Practice.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51767163257175,"sku":"9780230545076","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780230545076.jpg?v=1758712478","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/social-approaches-to-mental-distress-practical-social-work-series-9780230545076","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}