Working with Ethnicity, Race and Culture in Mental Health: A Handbook for Practitioners
Hári Sewell
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Description for Working with Ethnicity, Race and Culture in Mental Health: A Handbook for Practitioners
Paperback. This book enables practitioners to understand why it is important to consider the needs of people from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds in mental health settings. It offers guidance on how they can take positive steps to improve the quality of their work their relationships with BME users, and ultimately how to improve their outcomes. Num Pages: 208 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: MBPK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 40. Weight in Grams: 328.
This is a book for practitioners – essentially a self-training book but also one that could be used as a source of knowledge in a complex and controversial field. The author knows about the realities at the grass roots, how NHS mental health care is currently set up, what types of approach are practicable and what are not and more than all that he understands what busy practitioners may look for in a book called a “handbook”.'
– Extract from the Foreword by Dr Suman Fernando
This book enables front line practitioners to understand why it is important to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843106210
SKU
V9781843106210
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-1
About Hári Sewell
Hári Sewell is Director of Health and Social Care Improvement at Camden and Islington NHS Foundation Trust, UK. A qualified social worker, he has held senior posts in mental health and specifically with the African Caribbean community. He has worked in the field of Race and Mental Health nationally. He was involved in Black and minority ethnic work on the ... Read more
Reviews for Working with Ethnicity, Race and Culture in Mental Health: A Handbook for Practitioners
By advocating the practice of recognising the individuality of each service user, this book provides practitioners with the tools and information they need to work fairly and effectively.
Working with Older People This book is full of practical guidance, aiming to improve the quality of work and relationships of mental health practitioners with black and minority ethnic (BME) service ... Read more
Working with Older People This book is full of practical guidance, aiming to improve the quality of work and relationships of mental health practitioners with black and minority ethnic (BME) service ... Read more