Robert Bland is a social work academic, researcher and practitioner. He is Honorary Professor of Social Work at the University of Queensland. Noel Renouf worked for over thirty years as a mental health social worker. He is Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of Queensland. Ann Tullgren is a former teacher and social worker with a lived experience of mental illness.
'An invaluable resource for social workers in all practice settings, not just mental health, and a core text for social work students.' - Dr Valerie Gerrand, former AASW representative and board member of the Mental Health Council of Australia 'An outstanding and very original contribution to the scholarship on mental health policy, research and service.' - Associate Professor Maria Harries AM, University of Western Australia.