Mental Health Social Work in Ireland: Comparative Issues in Policy and Practice

This text examines how social, political and organizational changes in Ireland have shaped the mental health social work attitudes in the late 20th century. The co-editors have gathered togther a range of contributors who provide knowledge and expertise in a variety of disciplines and practice settings which help reveal the complex relationship between mental health social work, the citizen and the state in Ireland, North and South. The volume includes chapters on a range of current issues facing mental health social workers and practioners, drawing on a various sources in Ireland, Europe, and North America. These include psychiatric social work practice, mental health policy, mental social work and the law, community care policies, addictions work, and work with older people.