SOW5010-B Mental Distress
Assessment: 2500 Word Essay
(70% of total module mark)
Please choose ONE of the following topics for your assignment:
1. Critically explore the concept of ‘recovery’ and discuss its relevance for social work when working with adults experiencing mental distress
2. What can a social perspective contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of mental distress when undertaking mental health social work with ONE of the following:
a. Children who have experienced abuse or trauma
b. Older people with dementia
c. Adults experiencing psychosis
d. Families where a parent experiences mental distress
e. Refugees and asylum seekers
3. In a recent (2017) document, Special Rapporteur to the United Nations Human Rights Council, Danius Pūras, wrote:
The psychosocial model has emerged as an evidence-based response to the biomedical paradigm. It looks beyond (without excluding) biological factors, understanding psychological and social experiences as risk factors contributing to poor mental health and as positive contributors to well-being.
Critically discuss the implications of this statement for social work practice
