Social Work's Domain: Mental Health, Social Context, and Consequences

This essay delves into the crucial role of social work within the realm of mental health, emphasizing the social context and consequences of mental illness. It examines how social workers address the challenges individuals face due to mental health issues, considering factors such as culture, community, family, and personal relationships. The essay highlights the social consequences, including impacts on economic security, and the importance of social justice in ensuring the rights of individuals affected by mental illness. It references various authors to support the significance of social work in enhancing recovery and empowering individuals to manage their lives. The essay also discusses the practices and challenges faced by social workers, underscoring the need for a supportive society and respectful relationships between social workers and clients. Ultimately, the essay stresses the need for systematic plans, societal support, and the importance of ongoing learning to effectively address and overcome mental illness.

The domain of social
work in mental health
is that of the social
context and social
consequences of
mental illness

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK...............................................................................................................................................3
The domain of social work in mental health is that of the social context and social
consequences of mental illness...............................................................................................3
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERNCES:..................................................................................................................................7
Books and Journals:................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
Social work conducted for enhancing the mental health act as a wise aspect in treating the
personal health. The mental illness effects daily routine and activities which are performed by an
individual. This in turn affects the close ones of the patient as well. This will lead to many
critical problems like indulging in drugs, addiction to negative things, mental pressure,
depression, anxiety and much more. The domain of social work in Mental Health leads to many
changes which will affect the common and ordinary function of day to day life. In this regards
many social workers are trying to persuade the mental health by conducting numerous activities
which can turn the situation in a positive manner. The essay conducted presents about the roles
and responsibilities done by social workers and the consequences faced.
MAIN BODY
TASK
The domain of social work in mental health is that of the social context and social consequences
of mental illness.
Statement of domain
The aim of practicing the domain is to enhance recovery of individual and giving them
power to control their life and deal everything with Social Justice. Social work continues
between individuals and environment to protect the broader scope of society.
Social context
At this level the individual faces mental illness and mental health problems. Because of
social concerns, they are affected as of their culture, community, gender, family, relatives, close
ones. Self esteem, ego, personal relations and others are a cause of separation and on the basis of
these differences they leads to depression, anxiety, mental trauma.
Social consequences
This level of social work is dealt with the mental problems which is faced by individual,
his family, his known ones. His community and the whole economy is affected which will affect
economic security, earning living and may cause to issues like domestic violence, abusing and
others.

Social Justice
This level of social work is concerned with the social workers who are working for providing
social justice to the patients who are the sufferers. They are working so that every individual get
his right to which he is meant for. This fulfils the specific needs and desire of individuals which
reduces the mental illness.
As per the view point of author, Morgan 2018, it can be said that there is a powerful impact of
social work on mental health and illness. The mental health controls the life of individual and
hampers their personal as well as family work. The life of closed ones is also affected as the
patient goes in the depression and it dis balances the whole environment and the family. So to
work for the welfare of patient his family, there are numerous decisions and practices adopted by
the social Health Care workers. The Social Work conducted on this behalf is out of social cause
without any personal advantage of the social workers (Van Droogenbroeck, Spruyt and Keppens
2018). The social practices also works as affecting the mental health and recovery of the patient.
The social issues like family conditions, community differences, religion, age, gender, system,
and support from relatives and friends, Also it affects the mental health and illness as there are
several individuals who has a problem of ego. This affects their mental illness, the need of self-
esteem and achieving self-actualization also results in mental illness. As the person is
continuously affected and focus on doing the same thing, when he is not able to accomplish the
thing he suffers from mental trauma. This way he is devoid of the basic necessities. The social
workers work for upliftment of the society and the individuals by helping them to overcome their
issues and sustain the society. For this they have been organising several programs and activities
that make society aware and help in boosting suffers confidence and self esteem. They motivate
the individuals in such a manner that they themselves try to improve.
As per the view point of author, Jones and Phillips 2016, it can be said that the concept of social
work is very broad and complex. The social work and its theories are working in favour of
identifying the causes of mental illness and sufferers detach from the society. The social workers
work in order to maintain dignity and respect to promote belongingness in the environment. The
activities generated are for giving equal rights to everyone irrespective of his mental health.
There are several times that the social workers face issues and challenges in carrying out their

work easily because there are many people in the society who works for creating hurdles.
Sometimes the mental health of patients gets so deteriorated that they have to take medical
treatment which requires therapy. In this time the sufferers are required to be in a positive
environment where they are treated with harmony and respect. But there are people in the society
who are creating a huge trouble in achieving the same. This in turn makes the situation more
abrupt and the mental health get more challenging (Spoorthy, Pratapa and Mahant 2020). Many a
times they are abused, ill treated for the work which they are performing. This reduces the will
power of social workers to work for the cause, thus the impact on positivity is reduced which
will make the mental health sufferers hopeless and lonely. So it is essential for the society to help
social workers in the task which they are performing as well as work towards the same in
creating society a better place to live for everyone.
According to the viewpoint of author, Michaels and et. al. 2017, it can be said that it is very
important to maintain a respectful and cordial relations between the social worker and the client.
If this is not done then there will be no results. Despite of the activities performed in full cause.
For this the social workers has to analyse the situation and then evaluate the alternatives. After
that the social worker analyses the environmental conditions and talk to the friends relatives or
any of the close ones who can brief about the situation in a more comprehensive manner. Then
the programs are organised by assessment and examination which can lead to control in
vulnerable situations (Adams, Huys and Roiser 2016). The risk assessment is done to reduce the
vulnerable situations which may arise, then the client is consulted and meeting is fixed on regular
intervals. Social worker also make sure that there is improvement by observing the client and
also taking feedback from the close ones or the one who know the client very well. The mental
health is a issue which can be resolved through numerous techniques. But the major one with
some of the mental health issues in the process is belongingness to the society and the society
favouring the sufferer to overcome. When society is not supportive, the individuals who suffer
mental illness cannot sustain there has to be self determination from the client side. Along with
this there has to be mutual understanding, confidentiality and accountability on both the sides.
The one who is working for the cause and the one who is suffering from it. The healthy
relationship will be making it easy to face the situation. The social worker works for a numerous
causes without having his own benefit and for this reason he has to be appreciated and his moral

is also required to be boosted. This can be done from the people of society for the patient himself
so that the social worker is working with desired results giving the best of the outcome.
CONCLUSION
The responsibility of social worker increases many folds as he has to work for the client as
well as improving knowledge and learning capability of the society and also its people. The
process of overcoming the mental illness is a lengthy process which has to be performed in a
series of systematic plan. The social workers are experienced and are trained in such a manner
that they have a developed plan with the strengths and weaknesses. This will help the client to
recover if the society and family members are supporting the same. The consequences that
arrives with them is not easy for the social workers to work in this cause because of numerous
challenges which are faced by the people of society.

REFERNCES:
Books and Journals:
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Michaels, P.J., López, M., Rüsch, N. and Corrigan, P.W., 2017. Constructs and concepts
comprising the stigma of mental illness. Psychology, Society, & Education, 4(2),
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Van Droogenbroeck, F., Spruyt, B. and Keppens, G., 2018. Gender differences in mental health
problems among adolescents and the role of social support: results from the Belgian
health interview surveys 2008 and 2013. BMC psychiatry, 18(1), pp.1-9.
Adams, R.A., Huys, Q.J. and Roiser, J.P., 2016. Computational psychiatry: towards a
mathematically informed understanding of mental illness. Journal of Neurology,
Neurosurgery & Psychiatry, 87(1), pp.53-63.
Spoorthy, M.S., Pratapa, S.K. and Mahant, S., 2020. Mental health problems faced by healthcare
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