Mental health in a multi-ethnic society : a multidisciplinary handbook / edited by Suman Fernando and Frank Keating.

Date:
2009
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About this work

Description

This book provides an overview of the area of mental health in a multi-ethnic society, highlights current problems and also provides a strategy for achieving positive change in the way community care services are planned and implemented.

Publication/Creation

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group, 2009.

Physical description

xvi, 299 pages : black and white illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition

Second edition.

Contents

Part 1. Meanings and realities / Suman Fernando -- Race relations, mental health, and human rights : the legal framework / Chinyere Inyama -- Inequalities and the politics of 'race' in mental health / Suman Fernando -- Black and minority ethnic women / Nutan Kotecha -- Race equality training in the UK : an historical overview / Joanna Bennett, Jayasree Kalathil and Frank Keating -- Part 2. Management approaches to effecting change / Alpa Kapasi -- Innovation in the voluntary sector / Tanzeem Ahmed, Yasmin Jennings and Jagroop Kaur Dhillon -- The challenges of Race Equality and Cultural Capability (RECC) training / Peter Ferns -- Developing psychological services for refugee survivors of torture / Nimisha Patel -- Black service 'user involvement' : rhetoric or reality? / Premila Trivedi -- A programme for changing attitudes in the statutory sector : dialogue is critical / Sandra Griffiths -- Part 3. Working therapeutically with hidden dimensions of racism / Aileen Alleyne -- The Marlborough Cultural Therapy Centre / Rabia Malik, Raina Fateh and Rakhee Haque -- Mental health services for Chinese people / Shun Au and Rebecca Tang -- Counselling and day care for South Asian people / Yasmin Choudhry and Qadir Bakhsh -- African and Caribbean mental health service in Manchester / Jeanette Stanley -- The sanctuary practice in Hackney / Angela Burnett -- A movement led by black service users in South London / Robert Jones -- Part 4. The way ahead / Suman Fernando and Frank Keating.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-281) and indexes.

Type/Technique

Languages

Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WA305 2009M54
    Open shelves

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Identifiers

ISBN

  • 9780415414876
  • 0415414873