Introduction
Values and Working Relationships
Understanding the Experience of Mental Distress
Social Circumstances and Life Events: How Damaging Social Experiences May Contribute to Mental Distress
Power, Agency and Social Capital
Personality Adaptations, Resilience and Vulnerability
Families, Relationships and Social Systems
Social Models of Mental Distress
Early Intervention and Crisis Resolution
Recovery and SocialParticipation
Risk Taking and Safeguarding
Assessment, Action Planning and Self-directed Support
Concluding Comments: Putting Social Theory and Research Into Practice.