Overview

Floersch shows how and why case management and community support services replaced psychiatry and mental hospitals. The case manager's use of textbook and practical knowledge allows for the management of medication, money, and day-to-day life of adults with severe mental illnesses. Yet, Floersch asks, are social workers state agents controlling clients? This critical study examines everyday written and oral narratives to prove that this common critique is untrue.

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This book provides a fascinating albeit bleak insight into the daily routine of practitioners. -- Camilla Parker, European Journal of Public Health

""This book provides a fascinating albeit bleak insight into the daily routine of practitioners."" -- Camilla Parker, European Journal of Public Health

"""This book provides a fascinating albeit bleak insight into the daily routine of practitioners."" -- Camilla Parker, European Journal of Public Health"

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Jerry E. Floersch is an assistant professor at the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University.

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