Although there is now increasing evidence as to the role played by social factors in
contributing to the onset of mental health difficulties, there has been little systematic …

• Summary: This paper reviews the existing literature that seeks to conceptualize the
operation of power, from modernist ideas of power as a 'thing'that may be possessed, to a …

Objective: Mental health services in the UK, Australia and other Anglophone countries have
moved towards supporting personal recovery as a primary orientation. To provide an …

There is increasing international interest in recovery approaches in mental health—and this
connects with an emerging focus within European social work around promoting capability …

In the UK, the issue of parent abuse remains an unacknowledged and under-researched
form of family violence receiving little recognition within social policy and professional …

Background: This paper is concerned with the issue of service user involvement in
education and training within psychological therapy training within the UK. Aims: In …

Social Theory, Power and Practice explores key strands of contemporary social theory in
developing an innovative framework for understanding the operation of power. This draws …

This paper examines the rationale for service user and carer involvement in professional
education and reflects on an initiative in which social work and nursing students undertook a …

Background Many large studies have complex advisory committee structures, yet there is no
empirical evidence regarding their optimal composition, scope and contribution. The aim of …

There has been substantial research on the implementation of personal budgets across
adult social care in England, but relatively little exploration of take-up within the field of …