Physiotherapy

Part 1: The nature of health and illness 1. Introduction 2. Change, diversity and influences on patterns of health and ill-health 3. Health, health education and physiotherapy practice 4. Coping with illness 5. Ageing in a social context: implications for health and social care Part 2: The psychosocial context of health and illness 6. Sex gender and health care 7. Health care for people from ethnic minority groups 8. The psychology of pain 9. The sociology of pain 10. Recent perspectives on child development in relation to physiotherapy practice 11. The subjective experience of illness 12. Loss, bereavement and grief Part 3: Patients and practitioners 13. Professions and professional work 14. Interpersonal communication 15. Moral decision-making in specific contexts Part 4: Psychosocial aspects of physiotherapy practice 16. Defining disability: implications for physiotherapy practice 17. Psychological interventions in chronic illness 18. Counseling and enabling relationships 19. Researching together: a participatory approach