Social Work in Mental Health Settings

Name: Social Work in Mental Health Settings
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ISBN: 9781447377443

International Perspectives on Practice

Fan Wu (Nankai University), Miao Jian (Shanghai University), Shuting Yuan (Queen's University Belfast) , Jim Campbell

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Policy Press
16 April 2026

Care of the mentally ill; Mental health services; Psychiatric nursing

Series: Research in Social Work

Bringing together leading academics and practitioners to explore how mental health social work is shaped and practised around the world, this book interrogates the key ideas and challenges that are informing the discipline's development.

Contributions by: Fan Wu (Nankai University), Miao Jian (Shanghai University), Shuting Yuan (Queen's University Belfast), Jim Campbell, Bodil Irene Høyer
Imprint: Policy Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781447377443
ISBN 10: 1447377443
Series: Research in Social Work
Pages: 306
Publication Date: 16 April 2026
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Further / Higher Education , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Sarah Vicary is Professor of Social Work and Mental Health at The Open University. Gavin Davidson is Professor of Social Care at Queen’s University Belfast. Pearse McCusker is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at The University of Edinburgh. Kevin Stone is Associate Dean (Health and Social Care) at the University of South Wales and Visiting Professor of Social Work and Mental Health Law at Leeds Beckett University.

Reviews for Social Work in Mental Health Settings: International Perspectives on Practice

'This book offers a compelling global perspective on mental health social work – exploring its roles, diverse cultural contexts and challenges – while highlighting contributions to reducing coercion, promoting inclusion and driving transformative, rights-based reforms worldwide.' Lisa Brophy, La Trobe University