Getting Into the System

Living with Serious Mental Illness

Gwen Howe

The book addresses, through case studies, the barriers that can be encountered by people suffering mental distress and their relatives in getting access to appropriate care and treatment. The case studies come from the experience of the group members and are subject to group analysis by people who have direct experience of severe mental illness. more »

Keyword: mental health

Psychodrama

Group Psychotherapy as Experimental Theatre

Eva Røine

This is a comprehensive work which stems from the author's knowledge and experience of psychology, the theatre and psychodrama. It includes discussion of the theory behind psychodrama as well as the methods used in its practice; Roine writes of technical concepts in an accessible style, giving examples from her work in America and Norway. more »

Keywords: counselling, dramatherapy, mental health, psychodrama

Suicide

The Tragedy of Hopelessness

David Aldridge

The author argues that although western culture has traditionally understood suicide to be the choice of the individual, this is a misleading perception. While the patient may feel as though he or she is acting in isolation, the reasons for suicides are essentially social therefore attention should be focused on the patient's social environment. more »

Keywords: counselling, mental health, mental illness, suicide

Therapeutic Voicework

Principles and Practice for the Use of Singing as a Therapy

Paul Newham

Based on Paul Newham's experience as a voice and movement therapist and on his work running the only professional training course in the psychotherapeutic use of singing currently accredited by the RSA, this book explores both the theory and practice behind the use of voice and singing in expressive arts therapy. more »

Keywords: arts therapies, expressive therapies, music therapy, psychotherapy

An A-Z of Community Care Law

Michael Mandelstam

Written to meet the need for concise explanation of the key legal issues in community care, this comprehensive A to Z gives the reader immediate access to the definitions they are seeking, and is the first book to summarise systematically many of the recent legal cases. more »

Keywords: community care, disability law, law, reference, social care, social work, social work law

Asperger's Syndrome

A Guide for Parents and Professionals

Tony Attwood

Covering the available literature in full, this guide brings together the most relevant and useful information on Asperger's Syndrome, incorporating case studies from the author's own practical experience as a Clinical Psychologist, with examples of, and numerous quotations from people with Asperger's Syndrome. more »

Keywords: Asperger syndrome, children, educational psychology, health care, high functioning autism, inclusive classroom, occupational therapy, psychology, sensory issues, social skills, special education, speech and language pathology

European Dimensions

Education, Training and the European Union

John Field

European Dimensions addresses the European Union's desire for a unified approach to education and its content. It explores the origins of the EU's present interest in education and also addresses the tensions that underlie its policies. This book takes a hard-headed look at the EU's position on education and assesses its impact at national level. more »

Keywords: education, educational training, higher education policy, social policy

Psychiatric Assessment

Pre and Post Admission

Valerie Anne Brown

This book consists of a series of assessments designed for professionals working with mentally disordered offenders and clients with challenging behaviours. It is written for psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, probation officers and professionals involved in court diversion schemes and is for use both before and after admission. more »

Keywords: forensic psychiatry, forensic psychotherapy, mental illness, offenders, probation, psychiatry, psychology, social work

Therapeutic Presence

Bridging Expression and Form

Edited by Arthur Robbins

In the therapeutic workplace, the interaction between patient and therapist is built upon cognitive, affective and expressive experiences. The contributors to this new book explore this interaction in depth, examining the concept of therapeutic presence, and the therapist's ability to maintain it. more »

Keyword: interdisciplinary arts therapies

Lone Mothers in European Welfare Regimes

Shifting Policy Logics

Edited by Jane Lewis

Based on a long-term study of the policies of seven European nations towards lone mothers, this book reveals the contrasting attitudes in Europe today towards lone motherhood. The contributors examine the specific categorisation and treatment of lone mothers as well as the problems created by the obvious conflict in the parent-worker role. more »

Keywords: children, families, parenting, social policy, social work

Music Therapy in Context

Music, Meaning and Relationship

Mercédès Pavlicevic
Preface by Colwyn Trevarthen

By drawing extensively from current literature on music and developmental psychology, music therapy, psychotherapy and music theory, this book encourages music therapists not to compromise the musical process at the heart of their practice, but to use these with authority - the authority that this book seeks to provide. more »

Keyword: music therapy

Art Therapy - The Person-Centred Way

Art and the Development of the Person
2nd edition

Liesl Silverstone

Art Therapy - The Person-Centred Way is an enlarged edition of the first book published on person-centred art therapy, and includes many more exercises and ideas. It demonstrates that by bringing the person-centred facilitative approach to images expressed in art form, healing and growth can occur at every level of development. more »

Keywords: art therapy, counselling, expressive therapies

The Participation Rights of the Child: Rights and Responsibilities in Family and Society

Målfrid Grude Flekkøy and Natalie Hevener Kaufman

This introductory text, written by one of the world's authorities on the rights of the child, covers all the issues involved in a comprehensive and accessible way. The book should be required reading on human rights courses, as well as key background reading for a wide range of professionals who work with children. more »

Keyword: children's rights

Sexual Abuse: The Child's Voice

Poppies on the Rubbish Heap

Madge Bray
Introduction by Sarah Boyle

Madge Bray shows the reader how abuse can affect the mental well-being of children, and how the repair of the child's trust of adults is crucial to the process of healing. This is a unique insight into the minds of abused children, providing a basis for therapeutic work. more »

Keywords: child protection, child psychiatry, child psychology, children, counselling, psychotherapy, sexual abuse, social work

The Social Construction of Dementia

Confused Professionals?

Nancy H. Harding and Colin Palfrey

In this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural part of the ageing process. They take issue with the constructed view of the body as a machine, whose parts 'break down' and need replacement. more »

Keywords: dementia, mental health, older people, palliative care, psychiatry, psychology, residential care, social care, social work

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