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Reflective practice is also a process of self-reflection by concerned professionals. In this paper, the writer tries to revisit the process and psychopathology of self-reflection described by the prominent German psychiatrist, Karl Jaspers (1883-1972). He affirmed that self-reflection involves self-observation, self-revelation and self-understanding. The implications of Jaspers' view of reflective professional practice are also discussed.

Social work has gradually developed and regained its formal recognition since the 1980s in the People's Republic of China. Because of its unique social, cultural, and political contexts, the professionalization of social work in China has to struggle within tensions from three domains: the professional domain, the political domain, and the market domain. Tensions within these three domains interact with one another dynamically in shaping the current and future development of social work in China.

English Social work education in China has developed dramatically over the past decade. However, because of its unique social, cultural and political back-ground and contexts, its current and future development faces tensions associated with politicization, professionalization and commercialization in the fields of values, social service delivery, social work practice and curriculum development. French L'enseignement du travail social a pris un essor considérable en Chine au cours de la dernière décennie. Toutefois, compte tenu du caractère unique des dimensions sociales, politiques et culturelles du contexte chinois, son développement actuel et futur fait face à des tensions liées à la politicisation, la professionnalisation et la commercialisation au plan des valeurs, de l'offre des services sociaux, de même qu'aux plans de la pratique du service social et de son développement. Spanish La educación en trabajo social en China se ha desarrollado dramáticamente durante la década pasada. Sin embargo, en virtud de sus antecedentes y contextos sociales, culturales y políticos únicos, su desarrollo actual y futuro enfrenta tensiones asociadas con la politizacíon, profesionalizacíon y comercializacíon en los valores, el otorgamiento de servicios sociales, la práctica del trabajo social y el desarrollo del currículum.

Cultural indigenization is important in mental health practice within various cultural contexts. In this paper, the writer describes the teaching experience in developing the reflectivity of social work students in mental health practice. By means of various teaching and learning strategies, students achieve various levels of reflectivity in cultural indigenization. They were: basic reflectivity by knowing the difference between western and Chinese concepts of mental health; consciousness reflectivity by bewaring one's own cultural orientation in mental health and mental illness; critical reflectivity by reflecting one's own cultural orientation in mental health practice with clients with mental illness.

In reflective practice, social work students are encouraged to undergo self-reflection. It is a process of self-analysis, self-evaluation, self-dialogue and self-observation. Under appropriate conditions, social workers' self-reflection can be very constructive, resulting in self-enhancement. However, under inappropriate conditions, social workers' self-reflection in reflective practice can be destructive and create problems for their professional and self-development.

English This article suggests a push model for analyzing dilemmas between institutional care, community care and family care of mental-health consumers. In the USA community care is overloaded by inappropriate de-institutionalization. In Hong Kong, family caregivers are severely burdened by poor community care and highly institutionalized services. French Cet article suggéré un modèle dit de poussée dans l'analyse des dilemmas qui surgissent entre les soins d'ordre institutionnel, communautaire et familiaux auprès des clientèles en santé mentale. Aux États-Unis, les organismes communautaires sont surchargés dus à des pratiques de désinstitutionnalisation inappropriées. Á Hong Kong, les soignants familiaux se sentient écrasés par un lourd fardeau en raison de la pauvreté des soins. Spanish Se sugiere un modelo (`push model') para analizar los dilemmas entre el cuidado institucional, el cuidado familiar, y el cuidado comunitario de pacientes de salud mental. En los EE.UU el cuidado comunitario está sobrecargadas debido a los escasos cuidados comunitarios y a una alta institucionalización.

English The author's nine years' experience in developing social work students' practical reflectivity in working with clients with mental illness is described in this article. By means of various teaching strategies, students' different levels of reflectivity were developed. Promise and challenges to social work education are also discussed. French Dans cet article, l'auteur décrit son expérience de neuf ans en tant que formateur d'étudiants en travail social dans le développement de leur réflexivité dans le travail auprès de clients souffrant de maladie mentale. Divers niveaux de réflexivité des étudiants ont été développés à l'aide d'une variété de stratégies d'enseignement. Des promesses et des défis pour la formation des travailleurs sociaux sont également élaborés. Spanish El autor describe sus nueve años de experiencia enseñando a los estudiantes de trabajo social a usar la reflexión práctica en el trabajo con clientes con enfermedades mentales. Usando varias estrategias de enseñanza, los estudiantes desarrollaron sus capacidades reflexivas. Se examinan las promesas y las dificultades de la educación para el trabajo social.

This paper describes various issues, challenges, and tensions occurring in indigenization of social work in different parts of the world. The writer conceptualizes a tri-dimensional model of indigenization that includes universality and specificity, dominance and minority, as well as tradition and present situations. The model may be used in locating, interpreting, and applying indigenization in various social, cultural, and political contexts.

This article intends to respond to the recent endorsement of the Global Standard of Social Work Education proposed by the International Federation of Social Workers and the International Association for Social Workers. A close look shows that the document is still unable to reflect the specific needs of social work education in Asian countries with the various dilemmas faced by the countries. In this article, the author discusses these dilemmas in detail and concrete suggestions are given to facilitate a meaningful discourse among various parties.

This paper describes the use of a strengths perspective in working with an adolescent with self-cutting behavior. While a disease model stresses diagnosis, labeling, medication, control, and manipulation; a strengths perspective advocates understanding of feelings and meaningfulness behind symptoms, identifying needs, and developing abilities, facilitating interpersonal communication, and building a better social environment for the adolescent client with self-cutting behaviors. A case example demonstrates this approach.

This article tries to describe the impact of globalisation on social work education in Asian countries. A historical review of the import of social work education from the United States of America to Asian countries like India, Japan and China is discussed. The dynamics and challenges in forms of homogeneity versus diversity, universality versus specificity, and independence versus interdependence are mentioned. Their impacts to the future development of social work education in Asian countries are also described and appropriate responses suggested.

Foreword Graham Thornicroft Part I. Basic Issues: 1. What we want from adult psychiatrists and their colleagues: 'telling it like it is' Sandra Bilsborrow 2. Parenthood and mental illness Mary V. Seeman and Michael Goepfert 3. Parental psychiatric disorder and the developing child Alyson Hall 4. Parental psychiatric disorder and the attachment relationship Jonathan Hill 5. The construction of parenting and its context Michael Goepfert, Jeni Webster and Julia Nelki Part II. Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment: 6. 'The same as they treat everybody else' Vicki Cowling 7. Assessment Michael Goepfert, Jeni Webster and Julia Nelki 8. Clinical assessment and treatment of parenting problems in mothers with major psychiatric disorders Theresa Jacobsen 9. Perinatal mental illness: clinical and service issues Gertrude Seneviratne and Sue Conroy 10. Assessment and treatment issues when parents have personality disorders Eia Asen and Heiner Schuff Part III. Specific Disorders: the Impact on Parent-Child Relationships: 11. Schizophrenia and motherhood Mary V. Seeman 12. When a parent suffers from an affective disorder: effect on the child Christine Puckering 13. Alcohol and drug problems in parents: an overview of the impact on children and implications for practice Richard Velleman 14. When mothers use drugs Sydney L. Hans 15. Personality disorders in parents: developmental perspectives, formulation and intervention Gwen Adshead, Adrian Falkov and Michael Goepfert Part IV. Specific Treatments and Service Needs: 16. Psychopharmacology and motherhood Mary V. Seeman and Neil Seeman 17. Social work issues David Clodman 18. Legal issues Colby C. Brunt 19. Legal frameworks and issues - some international comparisons Amy Weir Part V. Child-Sensitive Therapeutic Interventions: 20. The child grown up Denise Roberts 21. Talking with children and their understanding of mental illness Alan Cooklin 22. Family therapy when a parent suffers from a psychiatric disorder Alan Cooklin and Gorell Barnes Part VI. Models for Collaborative Services and Staff Training: 23. Keeping the family in mind: setting a local agenda for change Clare Mahoney 24. Are our services for families with a mentally ill parent adequate? Duncan McLean, Jennifer Hearle and John McGrath 25. Models of service provision in three countries Vicky Cowling et al. 26. Overcoming obstacles to interagency support: learning from Europe Karen Blaistow and Rachael Hetherington 27. Training Adrian Falkov Afterword John Cox Index.

Depression has long been a problem in our society. In this paper, the writer tries to contrast a disease orientation and a strengths perspective in helping an adolescent with depression. The strengths perspective advocates identifying needs and ability behind client's symptoms and deficits; nurturing individuals' positive mood and hope to recovery; establishing enlightening encounter between worker and client; and developing positive coping in working with individuals with depression.

This paper is an attempt to describe the vocational rehabilitation services of persons with mental illness in China. It includes work therapy station, mental health services in factories, occupational activities in hospitals, welfare factories, and enterprise based sheltered workshops. Its dilemmas and implications to future development are also mentioned.

English In terms of the traditional Chinese medical, Confucian and Taoist schools of thought, Chinese concepts of mental health have a strong impact. All these have significant implications for culturally sensitive or culturally competent social work practice in Chinese communities. French Les concepts chinois de santé mentale, issus des écoles de pensée médicale chinoise traditionnelle, confucianiste et taoiste, ont un fort impact sur la santé mentale de la population chinoise. Ces écoles de pensée ont une implication significative pour le travail social compétent et culturellement sensible dans les communautés chinoises. Spanish De acuerdo a la medicina tradicional china y a las escuelas de pensamiento Confucianas y Taoi¨stas, los conceptos chinos sobre salud mental tienen un fuerte impacto en la salud mental de la población. Ello tiene implicaciones significativas sobre la cultura de sensibilidad o la cultura competente de la práctica del trabajo social con las comunidades chinas.