Barbara Hatfield
Biographic Data
| ID | 6033199 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barbara Hatfield |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barbara |
| FAMILY NAME | Hatfield |
| SIGNATURE | HATFIELD B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Manchester |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 12 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Independent sector mental health care
The aims of this study were (i) to map the extent of all mental health placements in the independent sector, for adults of working age, and elderly people (excluding those with a diagnosis of dementia placed in Local Authority care homes), on a census date, across the areas in which the study was commissioned; (ii) to identify the characteristics of the population in placements; (iii) to explore some of the characteristics of the placements and t…
Support services for people with disabilities
Case management in mental health services
The progressive reduction in the numbers of hospital places available for people with mental health problems has led to an increasing demand on community support services. One response has been the development within social services departments of community mental health support teams, which employ largely unqualified staff who offer support to people with longer term mental health needs. The paper examines to what extent the practice of one auth…
Powers to Detain under Mental Health Legislation in England and the Role of the Approved Social Worker
The study reported makes use of an existing database in order to examine a group of individuals assessed by approved social workers (ASWs) under the Mental Health Act, with a view to detention in psychiatric hospital. The study aims to develop a profile of these individuals, their pathways to assessment and the outcome of the assessments, and to examine the social implications of the findings. The study also seeks to identify changes over a nine-…
Specialist service use following psychiatric emergency presentation
The aim of the present study was to identify the subsequent use of specialist psychiatric services by a group of 170 individuals referred as psychiatric emergencies. Hospital and community mental health team (CMHT) records and databases were used to identify specialist contact in an 18-month follow-up period. Out of the total of 170 people, 169 were traced. The majority (60.9%) had had some specialist psychiatric contact in the follow-up period. …
Detention under the Mental Health Act
Mental health law has to balance considerations of both justice, and health and welfare. In the political climate of the 1990s mental health services have become targeted on those with serious mental illness, to address the objectives of containing risks and limiting service expenditure. This paper identifies that increasing rates of detention under the Mental Health Act through the 1990s in a particular region, disproportionately involve longer-…
Assessment of parents by Approved Social Workers under the Mental Health Act 1983
Approved Social Workers from seven local authorities were interviewed about Mental Health Act assessments involving parents. Half of all the children in these families were under eight years old, and in 40% of cases there was concern about the children's safety. Those children perceived as at most risk or in need of alternative care arrangements tended to be children of lone parents, ethnic minority parents, parents who misused drugs or alcohol, …
The Care Programme Approach
The study examined the first six months of implementation of the Care Programme Approach (the CPA) at a psychiatric unit of a district general hospital. From an analysis of the research literature on case management, and from current policy, a framework was developed which was used to analyse the implementation under study. The framework included such features as: a keyworker offering a continuous relationship and co-ordinated care; assessment an…
Mental Health and the Asian Communities
The survey of people from the Asian communities in ‘Milltown’ included people who used mental health services, family members of service users, and members of the Asian general public. Personal and social stresses of the group were explored, as were their perceptions of the ‘causes’ of mental ill-health and appropriate responses. Although most people saw family and social stress as central, a religious dimension was also prominent, in terms both …
The 1983 Mental Health Act in Five Local Authorities
This paper represents the first report of an ongoing collaborative project and charts the activities of social workers undertaking their duties within the framework of the 1983 Mental Health Act in five English Local Authorities for one year. Social workers are involved in a range of duties under the Act, but most commonly they are involved in assessments with a view to compulsory detention. The characteristics of people assessed are examined, an…
The support networks of people with severe, long-term mental health problems
This second paper in the Northern Town survey of mental health service users examines the areas of relationships and professional support. The domestic relationships of the service users who live with other people are examined and whilst the majority express satisfaction, a significant minority indicate serious difficulties. An examination of satisfaction with extended family and friendship networks of service users revealed a substantial minorit…
Groupwork with users of minor tranquillisers
This paper describes a project which aimed to offer a groupwork service to long-term users of minor tranquillisers. The author, a qualified social worker and experienced groupworker, details the range of skills drawn upon in the course of the work. An early focus upon life events and social difficulties underlying use of tranquillisers offered group members the opportunity to share experiences and raise the question of alternative ways of coping …
Powers to Detain under Mental Health Legislation in England and the Role of the Approved Social Worker
The study reported makes use of an existing database in order to examine a group of individuals assessed by approved social workers (ASWs) under the Mental Health Act, with a view to detention in psychiatric hospital. The study aims to develop a profile of these individuals, their pathways to assessment and the outcome of the assessments, and to examine the social implications of the findings. The study also seeks to identify changes over a nine-…
Mental Health and the Asian Communities
The survey of people from the Asian communities in ‘Milltown’ included people who used mental health services, family members of service users, and members of the Asian general public. Personal and social stresses of the group were explored, as were their perceptions of the ‘causes’ of mental ill-health and appropriate responses. Although most people saw family and social stress as central, a religious dimension was also prominent, in terms both …
Detention under the Mental Health Act
Mental health law has to balance considerations of both justice, and health and welfare. In the political climate of the 1990s mental health services have become targeted on those with serious mental illness, to address the objectives of containing risks and limiting service expenditure. This paper identifies that increasing rates of detention under the Mental Health Act through the 1990s in a particular region, disproportionately involve longer-…
Case management in mental health services
The progressive reduction in the numbers of hospital places available for people with mental health problems has led to an increasing demand on community support services. One response has been the development within social services departments of community mental health support teams, which employ largely unqualified staff who offer support to people with longer term mental health needs. The paper examines to what extent the practice of one auth…
The support networks of people with severe, long-term mental health problems
This second paper in the Northern Town survey of mental health service users examines the areas of relationships and professional support. The domestic relationships of the service users who live with other people are examined and whilst the majority express satisfaction, a significant minority indicate serious difficulties. An examination of satisfaction with extended family and friendship networks of service users revealed a substantial minorit…
Groupwork with users of minor tranquillisers
This paper describes a project which aimed to offer a groupwork service to long-term users of minor tranquillisers. The author, a qualified social worker and experienced groupworker, details the range of skills drawn upon in the course of the work. An early focus upon life events and social difficulties underlying use of tranquillisers offered group members the opportunity to share experiences and raise the question of alternative ways of coping …
The 1983 Mental Health Act in Five Local Authorities
This paper represents the first report of an ongoing collaborative project and charts the activities of social workers undertaking their duties within the framework of the 1983 Mental Health Act in five English Local Authorities for one year. Social workers are involved in a range of duties under the Act, but most commonly they are involved in assessments with a view to compulsory detention. The characteristics of people assessed are examined, an…
The support networks of people with severe, long-term mental health problems
This second paper in the Northern Town survey of mental health service users examines the areas of relationships and professional support. The domestic relationships of the service users who live with other people are examined and whilst the majority express satisfaction, a significant minority indicate serious difficulties. An examination of satisfaction with extended family and friendship networks of service users revealed a substantial minorit…
Mental Health and the Asian Communities
The survey of people from the Asian communities in ‘Milltown’ included people who used mental health services, family members of service users, and members of the Asian general public. Personal and social stresses of the group were explored, as were their perceptions of the ‘causes’ of mental ill-health and appropriate responses. Although most people saw family and social stress as central, a religious dimension was also prominent, in terms both …
Assessment of parents by Approved Social Workers under the Mental Health Act 1983
Approved Social Workers from seven local authorities were interviewed about Mental Health Act assessments involving parents. Half of all the children in these families were under eight years old, and in 40% of cases there was concern about the children's safety. Those children perceived as at most risk or in need of alternative care arrangements tended to be children of lone parents, ethnic minority parents, parents who misused drugs or alcohol, …
The Care Programme Approach
The study examined the first six months of implementation of the Care Programme Approach (the CPA) at a psychiatric unit of a district general hospital. From an analysis of the research literature on case management, and from current policy, a framework was developed which was used to analyse the implementation under study. The framework included such features as: a keyworker offering a continuous relationship and co-ordinated care; assessment an…
Detention under the Mental Health Act
Mental health law has to balance considerations of both justice, and health and welfare. In the political climate of the 1990s mental health services have become targeted on those with serious mental illness, to address the objectives of containing risks and limiting service expenditure. This paper identifies that increasing rates of detention under the Mental Health Act through the 1990s in a particular region, disproportionately involve longer-…
Specialist service use following psychiatric emergency presentation
The aim of the present study was to identify the subsequent use of specialist psychiatric services by a group of 170 individuals referred as psychiatric emergencies. Hospital and community mental health team (CMHT) records and databases were used to identify specialist contact in an 18-month follow-up period. Out of the total of 170 people, 169 were traced. The majority (60.9%) had had some specialist psychiatric contact in the follow-up period. …
Independent sector mental health care
The aims of this study were (i) to map the extent of all mental health placements in the independent sector, for adults of working age, and elderly people (excluding those with a diagnosis of dementia placed in Local Authority care homes), on a census date, across the areas in which the study was commissioned; (ii) to identify the characteristics of the population in placements; (iii) to explore some of the characteristics of the placements and t…
Support services for people with disabilities
Case management in mental health services
The progressive reduction in the numbers of hospital places available for people with mental health problems has led to an increasing demand on community support services. One response has been the development within social services departments of community mental health support teams, which employ largely unqualified staff who offer support to people with longer term mental health needs. The paper examines to what extent the practice of one auth…
Powers to Detain under Mental Health Legislation in England and the Role of the Approved Social Worker
The study reported makes use of an existing database in order to examine a group of individuals assessed by approved social workers (ASWs) under the Mental Health Act, with a view to detention in psychiatric hospital. The study aims to develop a profile of these individuals, their pathways to assessment and the outcome of the assessments, and to examine the social implications of the findings. The study also seeks to identify changes over a nine-…
Medicine (11 works) · Mental health (11 works) · Psychiatry (11 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Political science (9 works) · Nursing (7 works) · Psychiatric care and mental health services (6 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (5 works) · Mental Health Act (4 works) · Social Work (4 works)