Developing mental health social work for asylum seekers: a proposed model for practice

Shepard Masocha; Murray K. Simpson

doi:10.1177/1468017310392283

Developing mental health social work for asylum seekers: a proposed model for practice

Shepard Masocha
, Murray K. Simpson

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Abstract

This article provides a critique of the epidemiological research that currently informs mental health social work with asylum seekers. Most of the literature that currently informs social work practice with asylum seekers with mental health difficulties comes from psychiatric studies which are largely underpinned by a medical model

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	423-443
Number of pages	21
Journal	Journal of Social Work
Volume	12
Issue number	4
Early online date	8 Apr 2011
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1468017310392283
Publication status	Published - Jul 2012

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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

Asylum seekers
Mental health
Practice
Social model
Social work

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