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Independent Mental Health Advocacy - The Right to Be Heard: Context, Values and Good Practice
Julie Ridley
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Description for Independent Mental Health Advocacy - The Right to Be Heard: Context, Values and Good Practice
Paperback. The definitive guide to Independent Mental Health Advocacy (IMHA), covering the role that IMHAs play within mental health services, the principles and practice of the role, and the legal and political contexts. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 496.
Independent mental health advocacy is a crucial means of ensuring rights and entitlements for people sectioned under the Mental Health Act. This book takes an appreciative but critical view of independent mental health advocacy, locating the recent introduction of Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHAs) within a broader historical, social and policy context, and anticipates future developments. The text includes the voices of service users throughout, both as authors and research participants. Drawing on their research, the authors provide a historical overview of mental health advocacy, independent mental health advocacy in relation to the law, the ... Read more
Independent mental health advocacy is a crucial means of ensuring rights and entitlements for people sectioned under the Mental Health Act. This book takes an appreciative but critical view of independent mental health advocacy, locating the recent introduction of Independent Mental Health Advocates (IMHAs) within a broader historical, social and policy context, and anticipates future developments. The text includes the voices of service users throughout, both as authors and research participants. Drawing on their research, the authors provide a historical overview of mental health advocacy, independent mental health advocacy in relation to the law, the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
496g
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849055154
SKU
V9781849055154
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Ref
99-10
About Julie Ridley
Karen Newbigging is a Senior Lecturer at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham and is active in advocacy research and development. Julie Ridley is a Reader in Applied Social Sciences in the School of Social Work, University of Central Lancashire. Mick McKeown is a Reader in Democratic Mental Health in the School of Health, University of Central Lancashire. ... Read more
Reviews for Independent Mental Health Advocacy - The Right to Be Heard: Context, Values and Good Practice
The book is highly informative and, for one with limited knowledge of the subject area, provides a fascinating introduction to the filed. The book makes a clear case for a wholescale rethinking of mental health services in the UK, and provides a detailed exposition of the endemic problems in the current system.
Josephine Teale, City Law School, ... Read more
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