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BJSW Advance Access published online on January 10, 2005
British Journal of Social Work, doi:10.1093/bjsw/bch162
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British Journal of Social Work © The British Association of Social Workers 2005; all rights reserved.

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The Research Potential of Mental-Health Social Workers: A Qualitative Study of the Views of Senior Mental-Health Service Managers

Niall McCrae *, Joanna Murray , Peter Huxley , and Sherrill Evans

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Niall McCrae, E-mail: n.mccrae{at}iop.kcl.ac.uk


  Abstract

Social workers have undoubtedly played a significant role in mental-health care in Britain. Yet their contribution to the mental-health knowledge base is decidedly meagre compared to the prolific research activity of psychiatry and allied health professions. A qualitative study was conducted on the research potential of mental-health social work, based on the views of senior service managers in London boroughs. Social-work research was found to suffer from a combination of structural, economic and academic constraints. The impact of social work on mental-health policy and practice developments, particularly in the light of a growing emphasis on evidence-based practice, is likely to remain weak until this issue is addressed.

Keywords: Mental health, integrated services, research.
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