Community Treatment Orders: Locating a Social Worker's Space

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This article analyzes Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) utilizing examples from professional social work practice. The author also incorporates into this discussion the ethical concerns and power struggles faced by social workers treating clients under implementing CTOs, and offers strategies they can employ to strengthen their position in the mental health system in order to more effectively foster recovery and empowerment for individuals with mental illness.View full textDownload full textKeywordsCommunity Treatment Order, social work and mental health, deinstitutionalization in mental health, power and coercion in mental health, critical consciousness, power to empowerRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15332985.2010.531999