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1. the impact of a mental health problem on an individual
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enable you to recognise, and respond appropriately to different mental health problems
regardless of your practice setting.You will consider the impact of context on your social
work practice and on the person with the mental health problem. You will explore the role
of psychiatric diagnosis, social understandings of mental health problems, and the influence
of values, ideology, religious and spiritual beliefs. In particular, you will be asked to consider
how you can forge meaningful partnerships with people with mental health problems and
their families and engage with their lived experience.Background and rationaleRegardless
of the setting in which you work after completion of your course, it is inevitable that you
will be working with people with mental health issues. As such, it is important to have an
understanding of how mental health problems may manifest and how best to respond. Your
social work response will have an impact on the people you work with and strongly impact
upon your capacity to be an ethical and effective practitioner. The assessment task directly
assesses this knowledge.Assessment Task 3: Individual written case study 1700
words.This task provides you with an opportunity to demonstrate your deepening
knowledge of the impact of a mental health problem on an individual and those around
him/her; your capacity to make effective use of the relevant literature and your skills in
critical reflection. It requires you to demonstrate your knowledge of the key elements of a
social work assessment, formulate an intervention plan and articulate principles of ethical
practice. It allows us to evaluate your capacity to engage and intervene ethically with a
person experiencing a mental health problem and his/her family.To prepare for the
assessment you are encouraged to:Examine and combine multiple sources of information to
create a rich understanding of each of the mental health problems examined;Locate and
examine credible descriptions of mental health problems and effective interventions;Read
widely to explore the impact of the social work response and context of practice on
intervention options and effectiveness for the individual;Locate and examine a job
description for the social work position you have selected for the assessment;Source
information about the context of your practice e.g. hospital, school and identify the relevant
legislation that is likely to impact upon social work practice in that workplace; andIdentify
legislation relevant to people with mental health problems and pay particular attention to
involuntary treatment and guardianship……………..