Mick McCormick is Head of Social Work and Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the Open University. Since he began practising as a social worker in 1986, Mick has worked mainly in the field of adult care – predominantly mental health, learning disability and substance misuse. Following nearly 20 years as a social work practitioner and manager, he joined The OU in 2004 as part of the Social Work Degree Programme.
Mick has worked with Peking Tele-Medical School when it began translating K257 (Mental Health and Distress: perspectives and practice) for presentation to its students in 2007 – studied since by over 1800 students in China.
More recently, Mick was responsible for academic input into the editorial of two, one hour OU/BBC programmes on mental health - 'Sectioned' and 'Mental: a history of the madhouse'.
Mick is external examiner for the University of Bath and the University of Hertfordshire - social work programmes.
Research interests in social work education, mental health & substance misuse.
Recent reseach undertaken:
PBPL-CETL funded project - working in collaboration with Charles Sturt University looking at 'Sustainable Professional Practice' - a cross cultural interrogation of social work practice settings.
PBPL -CETL funded project - exploring and evaluating the first six months of post-qualified practice in social work http://oro.open.ac.uk/23098/
RECENT PUBLICATIONS:
Seden, J., Matthews, S., McCormick, M. and Morgan, A. (2010) Professional Development in Social Work: Complex Issues in Practice. Abingon: Routledge. http://oro.open.ac.uk/20913/
Reynolds, J., Muston, R., Heller, T., Leach J., McCormick, M. Wallcraft, J. and Walsh, M (2009) Mental Health Still Matters. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. http://oro.open.ac.uk/11175/
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS:
‘Reflections on values and ethics in social work practice’ in Seden, J., Matthews, S., McCormick, M. and Morgan, A (2010) Professional Development in Social Work – Complex issues in practice. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN: 9780415553353 &978041555360. http://oro.open.ac.uk/28374/
‘Policies and practice with ‘vulnerable’ adults’ in Seden, J., Matthews, S., McCormick, M. and Morgan, A (2010) Professional Development in Social Work – Complex issues in practice. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN: 9780415553353 &978041555360. http://oro.open.ac.uk/28375/
‘Caring for yourself, being managed and professional development’ in Seden, J., Matthews, S., McCormick, M. and Morgan, A (2010) Professional Development in Social Work – Complex issues in practice. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN: 9780415553353 &978041555360. http://oro.open.ac.uk/28376/
BLOGS:
‘Legislation in mental health practice’ Academic, Platform, 14 May 2010. http://www.open.ac.uk/platform/blogs/academic/use-legislation-detain-people
‘Having a choice: mental health services’ OpenLearn, 7 January 2011. http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/body-mind/health/health-studies/having-choice-mental-health-services
BROADCAST INTERVIEWS:
BBC Three Counties Radio – 17th May 2010 – ‘Mental – A History of the Madhouse’
BBC Radio Leeds – 17th May 2010 - ‘Mental – A History of the Madhouse’
Collaborating with Dr Jonathan Leach, we are investigating different perspectives, ideas and approaches to mental health and distress that exist in society: http://www.open.ac.uk/openlearn/body-mind/health/health-studies/mental-healthcare-services-survey-the-results
Mental Health, Dual Diagnosis, Learning Disability, Adult Care.
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