Social work with people with mental illness

The book is intended for professionals working in the helping professions and for the public interested in the issue of the mentally ill. The introduction defines the basic concepts and possibilities of mental illness. The publication is divided into two parts. In the general part there is a basic set of information from psychotherapy, psychiatry, social work. Then there are chapters on the possibilities, tools and planning in social work, the agenda of the social worker, the field of his/her competence. Individual and group approach in social work, multidisciplinary team work, education and supervision is important. The special section describes the service system for the mentally ill, outpatient work, inpatient hospitalization and aftercare. The book also teaches readers how to work with children and youth with mental illness, addicts, the elderly, and maladjusted citizens. It will provide the principles of sociotherapy and community psychiatry.