What challenges do you think social workers face when working in a mental health setting?

Social Working in the System of Mental Health

Answer the following questions that align with the goals above:
Overview of Social Work and Mental Health
Why did you decide to take this course; and if you are considering working in a mental health setting,which setting are you aiming towards?
Do you think that everyone can improve their mental health status? Please explain why or why not.
If someone asked you “what do social workers do in general?” what would you say? i.e. what is your definition of a social worker today regardless of what setting, they work in.
If someone asked you more specifically what a social worker does in mental health settings what would you say? Consider what tasks social worker are asked to do based our lecture and readings.
Challenges in Social Work Practice in Mental Health Settings
What challenges do you think social workers face when working in a mental health setting?
How can we contribute to oppressing others and have the capacity to help other obtain or strengthen their liberation/autonomy? (will be covered in class 4 in more detail)
How can structural barriers impact our ability to advocacy and substantive changes? (will be covered a bit more in class 4 in more detail)