Challenging Social Work Epistemology in Children’s Mental Health
The Connections Between Evidence-Based Practice and Young People’s Psychiatrisation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10896309 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Liegghio (0000-0002-2036-9484, York University, corresponding author), David C J Delay (University of Manitoba), David Delay (University of Manitoba), Angélique Jenney (0000-0001-5792-3138, University of Calgary) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 1180-1197 |
| Publication date | 2019-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| 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/bcy104 |
| OpenAlex | W2912842940 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 56 |
Broadly, social work epistemology—what we know and how we know what we know—in child and adolescent mental health is dominated by professional discourses about the merits of evidence-based practice (EBP). As an approach to client-work and professional decision making, EBP is promoted as ‘the’ standard for an effective, efficient and ethical practice. Yet, as a discipline, have we failed to consider the ways our adoption of EBP may inadvertently contribute to potentially harmful social constructions of young people and their experiences of distress? Particular to mental health work, have we failed to consider the ways EBP may contribute to young people’s psychiatrisation and the stigma of mental illness? Towards answering these questions, the purpose of this paper is to explore social work’s epistemology and adoption of EBP in children’s mental health against the backdrop of psychiatrisation and stigma. In two parts, first, we review the principles of EBP and the application to children’s mental health. Second, we examine the particular social constructions to emerge about young people and their experiences of distress and how they relate to psychiatrisation and stigma. We conclude with a call for social justice research to inform social work practice
Alternative medicine · Distress · Evidence-based practice · Mental distress · Mental health · Mental illness · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Stigma (botany) · Family and Disability Support Research · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement · Psychology · Social Psychology · Social Work Education and Practice · Social Work
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| Citations per year | 0.83 |
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| Citation span | 2020 - 2024 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |