tailieunhanh - Mental Health in a Multi-ethnic Society A Multi-disciplinary Handbook

Although the views expressed in each chapter are those of the author(s) concerned, they have been influenced by many colleagues and friends in various organisations and settings, in particular the Transcultural Psychiatry Society (UK); Survivors Speak Out; Nafsiyat (Intercultural Therapy Centre); MIND; the Marlborough Family Service; Good Practices in Mental Health; Clinical Psychology, Race and Culture Special Interest Group of the British Psychological Society and the confederation of Indian Organisations. In addition, the editor acknowledges the encouragement and help of numerous people in the field of mental health | Mental Health in a Multi-ethnic Society A Multi-disciplinary ROUTLEDGE Edited by Suman Fernando Also available as a printed book see title verso for ISBN details Mental Health in a Multi-ethnic Society As services in the community continue to replace institution-based care there is an increasing need for professionals from medical social work clinical psychology nursing and other backgrounds to address the diverse needs of a multi-ethnic society using a common frame of reference. Those who provide mental health services must now face up to challenges from service users and strive for a closer more effective working relationship with voluntary organisations. Mental Health in a Multi-ethnic Society A Multi-disciplinary Handbook addresses all these issues. It offers an approach to the meaning of mental health and suggests constructive and imaginative ways of providing care for people with mental health problems. Contributions from a multi-ethnic team of professionals are organised in three parts Current setting describes the background to contemporary mental health services the legal framework and the role of the voluntary sector and examines the experience of black people. Confronting issues considers practical problems in delivering services to a multi-ethnic society and offers some innovative approaches. The final part Seeking change draws together the various issues in order to indicate a way forward with suggestions for change on both a practical and theoretical level. Intended primarily as a handbook for practitioners working in the mental health field it is also suitable for multi-disciplinary trainings basic trainings and in-service postgraduate trainings in a variety of professions including social work psychology psychiatry and nursing. Suman Fernando is a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health at the Tizard Centre University of Kent at Canterbury and Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist at Enfield Community Care Trust .