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Australian social work graduates entering mental health services face complex systems. Understanding theoretical influences like neo-liberalism and critical theory can foster person-centered, rights-based approaches for better mental health care.

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  • Sociology of Mental Health
  • Health Policy and Systems

Background:

  • Australian social work graduates enter complex, evolving mental health systems.
  • Practitioners often encounter social determinants like poverty and exclusion, but practice may focus on biomedical symptom management.
  • The United Nations advocates for transforming mental health service delivery due to limitations in current approaches.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the influence of theoretical paradigms on mental health social work practice.
  • To compare and contrast the impacts of neo-liberalism, critical theory, human rights, and post-structuralism.
  • To prepare social work educators and practitioners for a more transformative, person-centered, and rights-based approach.

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  • Comparative analysis of theoretical influences on mental health social work.
  • Examination of paradigmatic impacts on practice, focusing on social exclusion, poverty, and prejudice.
  • Literature review and theoretical discourse on neo-liberalism, critical theory, human rights, and post-structuralism.

Main Results:

  • The dominant biomedical perspective often overshadows social work's focus on social determinants of mental distress.
  • Recognizing influences of neo-liberalism, critical theory, human rights, and post-structuralism is crucial for practice.
  • Understanding these paradigms enables more creative and effective engagement with intersecting social and systemic factors.

Conclusions:

  • Mental health social work practice is significantly shaped by underlying theoretical paradigms.
  • A critical understanding of these influences is essential for social work educators to foster transformative practice.
  • Adopting person-centered, recovery-oriented, and rights-based approaches requires navigating and integrating diverse theoretical discourses.