She also has a history of providing child protection services to families, therefore is very knowledgable on the variety of services in the county system. Specifically this paper will address the services provided by mental health social workers within the county setting, as well as the disparities and ethical dilemmas presented with this population. Community mental health services is rapidly expanding in our society. Nearly twenty percent of American’s suffer from a mental health disorder( Farley, Smith & Boyle, 2012). Therefore it is imperative to have social workers trained in the area of mental health to address their ongoing needs.
A C1.2 Nurses work alongside other multi-disciplinary professionals such as occupational therapists, social workers, psychologists and doctors (O’Carroll and Park 2007). All healthcare professional are regulated by their individual professional bodies and are equipped to work with mental health patients. In reality, there should be no difference in the roles of each staff as the roles of healthcare professional are governed by rules and regulations (NMC, 2015). A MHN and a social worker are different in several ways, particularly if the Social worker is a direct service social worker as against the clinical.
The primary consideration and key responsibility of workers within the Mental Health sector are the clients with whom they engage; their rights to privacy and confidentiality must be respected. Workers must comply with duty of care and act in the best interests of clients, avoid exposing them to physical, psychological or emotional harm or injury, and always uphold the principle of “do no harm”. Professional boundaries must be kept in place to intentionally protect both the client and the worker, who must maintain the integrity of these limits. Workers must recognise that we live on the traditional lands and waters of the Indigenous peoples of Australia. They will be respectful of Indigenous culture, recognising that culture and connection
It is found that applying theory to practice may not always lead to the right conclusion, thus it establishes a precise approach to the social work process. The problem with choosing a particular point of view is that, whilst no particular theory is absolute, but when impartially applied, almost any can be used as theories as they are dynamic and always
In fact, 96% of cases that are social workers are called to deal with some kind of mental health issue. Although this is true, not enough training has been present for those in the social work field to properly assess those patients. It's just like the police, teachers, and healthcare workers. While they all deal a lot with mental health patients, they are not trained that well in how to handle them. The sad reality is that 76% of social workers said they did not receive the proper training for suicide crises which made them less confident in those situations.
There is a current debate surrounding the creation of generic mental health workers. The idea of generic mental health workers has formed from the evident overlap in skills and knowledge between different disciplines, and the role confusion. For example, as it was discussed in question three, the discrete role of social workers in multi-disciplinary teams has been questioned, which has brought about the idea of a generic mental health worker. Recently there has been a boost in the number of mental health workers who do not belong to a specific profession. In other words, they are not constrained to a specialised role, and therefore, have become known as generic mental health workers.
Today, mental health is recognized and treated, for a lot of people. But, there are a lot of people with severe mental health disorders that are not aware, refuse to get treated, or they simply do not know how to get help and are homeless because of it. Human service workers have been working to help individuals and grow since the 1500s and have vastly improved and understand more about mental illness and how it causes people to fail in life financially and in relationships throughout history. In the 1960s there was a human services movement that had much growth, an increase of training programs, and larger size of mental health delivery systems, credentialing, and development (Woodside & McClam, 2015). It eventually became more well-established
I’ll be honest, I was a bit skeptical of going to this meeting. I was nervous, anxious, and worried what they might think or ask. At the same time though, I was also excited. I was excited because I wanted to learn more about Alcohol Anonymous. Walking into a church where I knew no one and knew what these people struggle with was a bit eye opening.
Social workers often find it hard to name the theoretical frameworks they use in practice (Howe, 1987p.17). All social workers base their practice on theoretical assumptions, whether they are aware of it or not (Munro, 1998, p6). In this essay, I will analyse my own practice and the concerns of the case, using theory and research to demonstrate the learning outcomes for this module. I was based in the adult social care assessment team based with a local council. The main objective of the organization is to promote wellbeing for its service users.
Occupational Therapy began to emerge in the 1700s, during the “Age of Enlightment”. It was during this period that revolutionary ideas were evolving regarding the “infirmed” and mentally ill. At that time in history, the mentally ill were treated like prisoners; locked up and considered to be a danger to society. It wasn’t until two gentlemen; Phillipe Pinel and William Tuke started to challenge society’s belief about the mentally ill, that a new understanding, philosophy, and treatment would emerge. Phillipe Pinel began what was then called “Moral Treatment and Occupation”, as an approach to treating mental illness, in 1973.
Introduction The social work profession, was based on values that contributed not only to its own professional development and to helping different service user groups, but also to the development of societies in general. Describe how theories and research (EBP process) inform our professional knowledgebase. A clear theoretical perspective guide and influences social work practice in five key areas: observation, description, explanation, prediction and intervention.
This is difficult process and should be coupled with use of theoretical approaches. Adams et al (2008) advocates that social workers need to use an eclectic approach to their practice by selecting different elements from theories in order to produce one approach appropriate for the individual’s needs. Epstein (1992) suggests that to overcome the limitations of theories continuous reflection and debate is vital to incorporate complex
Social work is a career that I have recently become interested in pursuing. I spent many years with misconceptions concerning the sector. However, following three years of working close by these experts, I have picked up a more profound comprehension of the significance of the work. I am especially interested in working in child welfare along with terminally ill children. I have got to a stage in my career where I have started to search out instruction that will make me more efficient in creating plans and providing services for vulnerable people.
Modern social workers are frequently tasked with certain objectives by their agencies, which leave little room for any work beyond specific treatments and timeframes (Gitterman & Knight, 2016). Although social workers are bound to the set of ethics put forth by the NASW, practitioners are often limited to focusing on the issues of the individual rather than the larger societal issues that may be behind those concerns. Additionally, many social work students end up working in direct practice, rather than macro work. There is a need for social workers to engage at the macro level in order to facilitate community organization and empowerment. Critics suggest this theory may not take into account the unique experiences of each individual and perhaps key characteristics of the individual or group are not taken into consideration (Sadan, 1997).
Functionality explains the role social workers have to be the voice, advocate change and improve self-awareness in order to effect change on the clients. Sociological theories can be applied to social work to strengthen and improve delivery and care by learning from the copious research done throughout human
