Suchergebnisse

chapter 1. The idea of social work : a brief introduction -- chapter 2. The new professinal capabilities framework and revised placement structure -- chapter 3. Planning and beginning your placement -- chapter 4. Understanding values and ethics -- chapter 5. Translating values and ethics into practice -- chapter 6. Assessment and evidencing your practice learning -- chapter 7. Introducing risk in the context of social work practice learning -- chapter 8. Using supervision, reflective practice and critical thinking -- chapter 9. Understanding problem solving -- chapter 10. Getting ready for professional practice

SummaryThis article reports on research undertaken to critically examine portrayals, representations and discourses of social work and social workers in UK film and television drama from the 1960s to the present day. The research analysed four film and television dramas where social work and social workers were featured: Cathy Come Home (1966), Ladybird Ladybird (1994), Happy Go Lucky (2008) and Oranges and Sunshine (2010). The research aimed to examine portrayals and representations of social work and social workers in UK film and television drama; inform and develop an understanding of contemporary narratives and discourses about social work and contribute to debates about the purpose and future of social work.FindingsPortrayals and representations of social work in UK film and television drama often encourage and reinforce an overly simplistic, hostile and negative impression of the profession, work which is presented as predominantly focused on child protection and the removal of children from families. Social workers are typically characterised as incompetent, bureaucratic, well-meaning but misguided. This potentially endorses neo-liberal ideologies and discourses about welfare, welfare recipients, welfare provision and social service.ApplicationsThis approach to the topic offers an accessible and interesting platform for research, teaching and policy development, which has the potential to critically inform debates about the future and purpose of social work and welfare in the United Kingdom.

Purpose
– In his recent report, Lord Adebowale (2013) described mental health issues as "core police business". The recent retrenchment in mental health and wider public services mean that the demands on the police in this area are likely to increase. Mental health triage is a concept that has been adapted from general and mental health nursing for use in a policing context. The overall aim of triage is to ensure more effective health outcomes and the more effective use of resources. The purpose of this paper is to examine the current policy and practice in this area. It then goes on to explore the models of mental health triage that have been developed to try and improve working between mental health services and the police.


Design/methodology/approach
– The paper outlines the main themes in the research literature regarding mental illness and policing, including a brief overview of section 136 MHA. It then examines recently developed models of triage as applied in these settings.


Findings
– The models of triage that have been examined here have developed in response to local organisational, demographic and other factors. The approaches have two key features – the improved training for officers and improved liaison with mental health services.


Practical implications
– Wider mental health training for officers and improved liaison with community-based services are the key to improving police contacts.


Social implications
– The current pressure on mental health services has increased the role that the police have in responding to these sorts of emergencies. This situation is unlikely to change in the short term.


Originality/value
– This paper contributes to the wider debate about policing and mental illness. It highlights the fact that section 136 MHA use has tended to dominate debates in this area to the detriment of a broader discussion of the police role.