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Some reflections on social workers’ perspectives on mental health services in two cities - Sydney, Australia and Budapest, Hungary

School of Social Work and Policy Studies at the University of Sydney, A35, NSW 2006, Australia, z.weber{at}edfac.usyd.edu.au

Zsolt Bugarszki

Department of Social Work at ELTE University, Pazmany Peter setany 1/a, H-1119 Budapest, Hungary

English

This article reflects on the ways in which historical and political narratives have shaped social work practice in mental health in two cities, Sydney, Australia and Budapest, Hungary. A small sample of social workers was interviewed in the two cities and their perspectives highlighted many similarities in theoretical orientation to their practice.

French

Cette thèse s'arrête sur les façons dont les récits historiques et politiques ont façonnéla pratique du travail social dans deux villes, Sydney en Australie et Budapest en Hongrie. Un échantillon restreint de travailleurs sociaux ont étéinterviewés dans les deux villes et leurs perspectives ont mis en lumière un grand nombre de similitudes en ce qui a trait à l'orientation théorique de leur pratique.

Spanish

Se reflexiona sobre la manera en que narrativas históricas y políticas han dado forma a la práctica de trabajo social en Sydney (Australia) y Budapest (Hungría). Se entrevistóa una pequeña muestra de trabajadores sociales en las dos ciudades. Sus perspectivas muestran muchas semejanzas en la orientación teórica de su práctica.

Key Words: community-based mental health • desinstitutionalization • empowerment • mental health social work • strengths perspective

International Social Work, Vol. 50, No. 2, 145-155 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0020872807073957


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