Psychiatric Social Work in Great Britain

Originally published in 1964 Psychiatric Social Work looks at psychiatric social work as an established form of professional social work in Great Britain, as well as the mental health policy introduced at the time of the book's publication.

Noel Timms

Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Origins and Development of Training for Psychiatric Social Work 3. Who Are Psychiatric Social Workers? 4. The Careers of Psychiatric Social Workers 5. The Work of the Psychiatric Social Worker - The Child Guidance Clinic 6. The Work of the Psychiatric Social Worker - Mental Hospital and Community Care 7. The Psychiatric Social Worker's Contribution to the Writings and Research of Social Work 8. The Professional Association - Definitions and Protection of Function 9. The Professional Association - Training 10. The Professional Association - Public Influence and Professional Welfare 11. Conclusions Index of Subjects Index of Names