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What does a Mental Health Social Worker do?

I think there’s a lot of misunderstandings about what I actually do at work. What do social workers who are in mental health services do? What do social workers who work in adult services do? I hope b… more →

Fighting Monsters

In answer to your questions... — 4 comments

acarerseyes wrote 3 months ago: Everyone always asks ‘Do you feel relieved?’ ‘Are you pleased/happy?’ Or words to that affect. The a … more →

Tags: psychiatric ward, Caring can be tough, Mental Health, social worker, Mhá, health, S-52, S3, Section 5.2

AMHPs and Stress — 1 comment

ermintrude2 wrote 7 months ago: Back in January, Zarathustra posted a link to a survey for AMHPs on stress and burnout. This was for … more →

Tags: health, Mental Heath, Social Work, approved mental health professionals, Stress at Work, amhp survey, Kings College London, janine hudson

Broadening access to Independent Mental Health Advocates — 1 comment

ermintrude2 wrote 11 months ago: The statutory role of the Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA)  grew from the 2007 amendments o … more →

Tags: Social Care, health, Mental Heath, older adults, Social Work, Mental Health, Advocacy, approved mental health professional, imha

Integration and Disintegration between Health and Social Care — 5 comments

ermintrude2 wrote 11 months ago: There has been a lot of talk about the need for greater integration between health and social care. … more →

Tags: Social Care, health, Mental Heath, Social Policy, Social Work, Mental Health, ASW, integration of nhs and social care, disintegration

Survey on AMHPs and Burnout — 2 comments

Zarathustra wrote 1 year ago: Approved Mental Health Professionals practising in England needed to complete a survey about stress … more →

Tags: Research, Burnout, Stress

200. Khizer Husain (President, American Muslim Health Professionals)

muslimheroes1 wrote 1 year ago:   Mr. Khizer Husain is the director of Shifa Consulting , a global health consulting practice with a … more →

Tags: Civic Engagement, Health and Wellness, Islamic organization, Social services, american muslim health professionals, Healthcare, khizer husain, Muslim hero

Meanwhile..

ermintrude2 wrote 1 year ago: While Z has been writing up the fantastic post about the Mind New Media awards, I’ve also been busy. … more →

Tags: Links, Personalisation, guardian social care network, connecting social care and social media

What does a Mental Health Social Worker do? — 19 comments

cb wrote 1 year ago: I think there’s a lot of misunderstandings about what I actually do at work. What do social workers … more →

Tags: Best Interests Assessor, carer, health, Personal, Social Care, Social Work, Work, approved mental health professional, cmht

Sadness, Sympathy and Self — 10 comments

cb wrote 1 year ago: Sometimes, some days feel filled with sadness. I had one of those days this week. I don’t like to us … more →

Tags: Work, Mental Health, Social Care, Social Work, Politics, Personal, health, Philosophy, UK

This Week in Mentalists - The Waiting for a Heatwave Edition — 6 comments

cb wrote 1 year ago: It’s cb from Fighting Monsters here. It’s an honour and a pleasure to be asked to compile ‘This Week … more →

Tags: this week in mentalists, Mental Health, mental illness, TWIM, Psychiatry, suicidal ideation, Philip Davies, working with a mental illness, Politics

On Being Shadowed — 15 comments

cb wrote 2 years ago: Image via Wikipedia Last week, I had the pleasure of having a second year social work student shadow … more →

Tags: Work, Social Care, Social Work, Personal, Mental Health, mental health act assessment, approved mental health professional, Student, shadowing a social worker

Weekend Links 8 — 4 comments

cb wrote 2 years ago: I want to start in solidarity with a couple more British Mental Health Social Work blogs – go and vi … more →

Tags: Work, Links, Mental Health, approved mental health professional

Placements and PQ - GSCC reports on Social Work Education — 6 comments

cb wrote 2 years ago: Community Care carries details from the GSCC (General Social Care Council) annual report on social w … more →

Tags: Work, Mental Health, Social Care, social issues, Social Work, Politics, local authority, Personal, ASW

Rising Admission Rates — 7 comments

cb wrote 2 years ago: Yesterday, via Twitter, I was alerted to the publication of the ‘Mental Health Bulletin  – Fou … more →

Tags: Work, ASW, Mental Health, Old Age, Social Care, social issues, Older People, Social Work, Politics

Looking ahead to 2011 — 4 comments

cb wrote 2 years ago: I’m almost reluctant to write up my thoughts for the coming year and it is a battle to contain my mo … more →

Tags: Work, Personal, Social Work, Politics, Local Government, approved mental health professional, British Association of Social Workers, big society

The Complainant — 2 comments

cb wrote 2 years ago: Image via Wikipedia It was never going to be a visit I was looking forward to. While our manager no … more →

Tags: Work, Mental Health, Old Age, Social Care, Older People, local authority, Carers, elderly, carer

10 things learnt in 10 years as a Social Worker — 21 comments

cb wrote 2 years ago: I qualified as a social worker in 2000. I don’t remember the exact date I started my first ‘qualifie … more →

Tags: Work, Mental Health, Old Age, Social Care, social issues, Older People, Social Work, Politics, local authority

Rising Detentions — 1 comment

cb wrote 2 years ago: Community Care have a short report about figures were published yesterday by the NHS which indicate … more →

Tags: Work, Mental Health, Social Care, Social Work, socialcare, Personal, UK, health, Mental Health Act

To Section - as a verb — 8 comments

cb wrote 2 years ago: Is ‘to section’ a verb we should be using? My understanding and instruction was always that we shoul … more →

Tags: Work, Mental Health, Social Work, Personal, ASW, UK, health, Mental Health Act, Sectioning


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