Describe the key skills in undertaking a mental health assessment in social work.

Recovery approaches to mental health social work (Week 5) (350 words)
•    Briefly outline a recovery approach to social work intervention in mental health.  What are its key elements?  What should a social worker DO with clients to
ensure a recovery approach?
•    How might a recovery approach complement social work values and ethics?
•    What are the strengths of a recovery approach and what might be some of its limitations?
Use references for these questions.
4. Lived experiences of mental health problems (Weeks 6 and 11) (350 words)
•    What three key points emerged as particularly important for you as a beginning social worker/human service worker in listening to the experiences of the two
individuals who spoke to the class about their mental health problems and experiences of treatment?  Why do you see these points as important for workers?
•    Identify three ways you could take consumer experience into account when working as a social worker/human service worker?
•    In viewing the DVD ‘Off the Rails’ about an woman’s experiences of bipolar disorder, what was her reaction to the onset of mental distress?  Name three key
ways she managed her condition.  What were important sources of support for her?
5. Practice skills in engagement, assessment and case management (Week 8) (350 words)Internal students:•    Describe the key skills in engaging with clients with mental health problems.•    Describe the key skills in undertaking a mental health assessment in social work.•    Describe your experience of practicing engagement and assessment in triads.  This should include:
•    how you handled the fact that you were being observed;•    what you enjoyed about the practice;•    what was difficult;•    how you felt when you received feedback;•    what you think you did well and why;•    what did not go so well and why;•    areas for future development.
External students:•    Describe the key skills involved in engaging with clients who have mental health problems.
•    Describe the key skills in undertaking a mental health assessment in social work.
Other than when reflecting on your experience of practicing in the triads, use references for these questions.
6. Legal aspects of mental health (Week 10) (300 words)

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