The publication of the book Basic elements in mental health for social field professionals, by Dr. Josep Moya PhD, is the result of one of the strategic lines of the Director Plan in formation, that forecast the edition of the didactic material and the technical support technical that will help as a complement and extension of the formative activities organized by the Department.

The aim of this book is to become a tool for guide and support for all the professionals of the social care field that intervene in the phases of the care in cases regarding the mental health.

The contents are conceived to be applied in real situations and offer basic knowledge that can help to these professionals to know and understand the different mental conditions, advising them in a simple way the strategies to follow in their daily practice.

(Greeting written by Neus Munté i Fernandez
Advisor of Social Well-being and Family)