International Perspectives on the Use of Community Treatment Orders
Implications for Mental Health Social Workers
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10895362 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jim Campbell (0000-0002-2702-1122, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author), Lisa Brophy (0000-0001-6460-3490), B Healy (0000-0003-4810-9593), A M O'Brien, Anne E O'Brien |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 1101-1118 |
| Publication date | 2005-11-17 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The British Journal of Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0045-3102 • E-ISSN: 1468-263X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/bjsw/bch423 |
| OpenAlex | W1976616728 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 6 |
Substantial changes to mental health law and policy have occurred throughout the Western world during the last decade. The drift towards control, particularly in the form of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs), has profound implications for the role of mental health social workers, yet this issue is rarely discussed in academic literature. This paper seeks to redress this gap in knowledge by examining aspects of law, policy and practice using three case studies: Victoria, Australia; Ontario, Canada; and regions of the UK. The paper begins by critically reviewing selected literature on CTOs, revealing competing claims about efficacy and their impact upon service users1 and practitioners. A discussion of policy and practice contexts in the three jurisdictions is then presented and supported with a typology, to illustrate contrasts and comparisons. In their conclusions, the authors assert that mental health social workers often have a crucial part to play in the implementation of CTOs but that this is not always acknowledged in law and organizational policy. Social workers’ roles and responsibilities need to be more explicitly identified in mental health law. At the same time, there should be a continuing debate about how such coercive powers fit with codes of ethics and practice standards, at national and international levels.
Environmental health · Mental health · Psychiatry · Sociology · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychiatric care and mental health services · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,65 |
| Citation span | 2009 - 2023 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 10 |