Social Work and Mental Health - A Decolonised Approach to Theory and Practice

Drawing on a breath of context, voices, and ideas, as well as contemporary issues, research, and skills for practice, this book offers a critical and decolonised approach to mental health social work practice for qualifying students.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Understanding Mental Health
Chapter 2: Health Inequalities, Social Exclusion, Colonial Practices and the Law
Chapter 3: Developing a Critical Framework for Mental Health Practice
Chapter 4: Alternative Approaches to Mental Health Practice
Chapter 5: Putting It Into Practice With Children and Young People at Risk
Chapter 6: Putting It Into Practice With Adults at Risk
Chapter 7: Putting It Into Practice With Older Adults at Risk
Chapter 8: Looking After Yourself in Mental Health Social Work

About the author

Jill Childs, Senior Fellow Higher Education Academy, is the Principal Investigator for the Ubuntu partnership, a partnership of academics and practitioners that aims to create meaningful collaborations to decolonise social work by documenting indigenous social work and supporting evidence informed approaches between Uganda, Burundi, Rwanda and the United Kingdom. Jill's work on anti-racism has won a number of national awards including, a silver Social Worker of the Year Award for University of the year, the Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence by Advance HE, the University Alliance Innovation Award, and the HE Innovate award. 

Product details

• Authors: Jill Childs
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.11.2025
• EAN: 9781529602609
• ISBN: 978-1-5296-0260-9
• No. of pages: 240
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, Social Work, For higher / tertiary / university education, Textbook, coursework, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Diversity & Multiculturalism