Anti-discriminatory Practice in Mental Health for Older People

This book provides mental health students and practitioners with the key knowledge to carry out anti-discriminatory practice while working with older people from minority groups. With contributions from experts in the fields of mental health and care for older people, it looks at issues for practice, such as access to services for minority groups.

Pauline Lane is Reader in Mental Health at Anglia Ruskin University and has previously held the post of National Programme Lead for Black and Minority Ethnic Elders Mental Health at the Department of Health. Pauline has a strong background in conducting research with black and ethnic minority communities and has also worked with various refugee groups.Rachel Tribe is Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of East London. She is a chartered organisational and chartered counselling psychologist who has experience of working in the private, public, charity and academic sectors, and is a fellow of the British Psychological Society and an HCPC registered Psychologist. Rachel has also acted as a consultant for a number of organisations, including the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMHE).