abstract: 'In recent times in Australia there has been a slow but steady trend

  among mental health services to employ generic mental health workers

  from a variety of professional backgrounds. These workers undertake the

  jobs that were traditionally assigned to social workers. Although many

  social workers compete successfully for these positions, a question that

  needs to be explored in the contemporary service and policy context is

  social work''s distinct contribution to the field of mental health. The

  present paper argues that social work''s distinct contribution may lie in

  the area of psychiatric recovery, especially those areas that link

  mental health with broader social issues, such as employment and

  education. The present paper will discuss the role of social work in two

  areas of recovery, namely supported employment and education. These are

  emerging areas of practice and social workers must take advantage of

  these opportunities.'
affiliation: 'Shankar, J (Corresponding Author), Univ Calgary, Fac Social Work, Edmonton,
  AB, Canada.

  Shankar, Janki, Univ Calgary, Fac Social Work, Edmonton, AB, Canada.

  Martin, Jennifer; McDonald, Catherine, RMIT Univ, Melbourne, Vic, Australia.'
author: Shankar, Janki and Martin, Jennifer and McDonald, Catherine
author-email: janki@ualberta.ca
author_list:
- family: Shankar
  given: Janki
- family: Martin
  given: Jennifer
- family: McDonald
  given: Catherine
da: '2023-09-28'
doi: 10.1080/03124070802626893
eissn: 1447-0748
files: []
issn: 0312-407X
journal: AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL WORK
keywords: 'Psychiatric Recovery; Supported Employment; Supported Education; Welfare

  to Work Policy; Mental Illness'
keywords-plus: 'SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES; OUTCOMES;

  REHABILITATION; SERVICES; CLIENTS; PEOPLE'
language: English
number: '1'
number-of-cited-references: '61'
pages: 28-44
papis_id: 2338c27a30d986d60fece6e2d27ff224
ref: Shankar2009emergingareas
times-cited: '11'
title: 'Emerging Areas of Practice for Mental Health Social Workers: Education and
  Employment'
type: article
unique-id: WOS:000265687700003
usage-count-last-180-days: '0'
usage-count-since-2013: '14'
volume: '62'
web-of-science-categories: Social Work
year: '2009'