Social workers and other professionals working in the area of mental health often face complex and difficult practice dilemmas shaped by increasingly demanding policy and legal contexts across the UK‎.‎ Jim Campbell and Gavin Davidson focus on the post‎-qualifying role played by mental health social workers in this book‎.‎ The authors draw on theoretical and research perspectives on the subject‎,‎ before outlining how professionals can achieve best practice‎.‎ Topics covered include‎:‎ "Models of mental health and illness "Discrimination and social exclusion "Addressing service user needs "Carer perspectives "Working with individuals‎,‎ families and communities The chapters are accompanied by exercises‎,‎ which encourage readers to critically reflect on their own professional and personal experiences‎.‎ Case studies are also included‎,‎ so that students can reappraise the knowledge they have learned in the text‎.‎ The book will be essential reading for social work practitioners taking postgraduate courses in mental health and for those training to become Approved Mental Health Professionals‎.‎