Mental health social workers work within multidisciplinary teams, often based in health settings. The variety of services they work within are shaped by mental health policy that is increasingly being influenced by research evidence of what works. This fully-revised second edition has a new chapter on systematic reviews and greater coverage of the impact of the 2007 amendment to Mental Health Act 1983 on mental health practitioners and services.

Epistemology and Evidence-based Practice in Mental Health Social WorkContemporary Mental Health Social Work: A Synergy of Professional Practice and Legal ProcessMental-Health Policy: Shaping Social Work PracticeMental-Health Policy: Exploring its Evidence BaseBecoming an Evidence-Based Practitioner: Steps Towards Evidence-Based Practice in Mental-Health Social WorkHow to Critically Appraise Cross-sectional SurveysHow to Critically Appraise Randomised Controlled TrialsHow to Critically Appraise Cohort StudiesHow to Critically Appraise Case-Control StudiesHow to Critically Appraise Systematic ReviewsDemystifying P-values: A User-Friendly Introduction to Statistics Used in Mental-Health ResearchHow to Critically Appraise Qualitative StudiesConclusion - Advanced Practitioners: Bringing Research into Practice