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Grounded in contemporary social work practice approaches such as trauma-informed practice, cultural competency and systems theory, this book develops a model for developing, implementing and evaluating police social work and social service collaboration within the context of contemporary policing strategies.

Social workers and other professionals working in the area of mental health often face complex and difficult practice dilemmas shaped by increasingly demanding policy and legal contexts across the UK. Jim Campbell and Gavin Davidson focus on the post-qualifying role played by mental health social workers in this book. The authors draw on theoretical and research perspectives on the subject, before outlining how professionals can achieve best practice. Topics covered include: ""Models of mental health and illness ""Discrimination and social exclusion ""Addressing service user nee

In social workers' provision of services to families, the impact of religion is often overlooked. The authors describe a model that allows the family counselor with the consent of the family to utilize a religious consultant in the therapeutic process. The model draws upon the rich network of emotional and tangible resources typically possessed by religious communities and avoids the inefficient and potentially destructive isolation of religious families from their belief system. Although the model is designed for utilization with families who are closely connected to a religious community, its network approach can also be useful with some secular, urbanized families.