Learning About Mental Health Practice (eBook)

Theo Stickley trained in counselling and mental health nursing, and practised in both professions for many years. He now teaches mental health at the University of Nottingham and has published widely in the nursing and mental health press. The focus of his research is mental health and the arts, and he has led on a number of research projects in collaboration with people who use mental health services. Theo is a keen gardener, motorcyclist and artist (but has not yet found a way to combine all three simultaneously). Thurstine Basset trained as social worker and worked as a community worker and social work practitioner, mostly in the mental health field. he is now an independent training and development consultant and runs his own company, which is based in Brighton. He works for national voluntary agencies, such as Mind, together and the Mental Health Foundation. With the Richmond Fellowship, he is the joint course leader for its Diploma in Community Mental Health, which is accredited by Middlesex University. He is a Visiting Fellow at the University of Brighton. He has written mental health learning materials, many of which are published by Pavilion Publishing, with which he works in an advisory role. He likes to walk and watch cricket.

About the editors.

Contributors.

Preface.

Acknowledgement.

Introduction (Theo Stickley and Thurstine Basset).

Part I: Foundations for Mental Health Practice - The Ten
Essential Shared Capabilities.

1. The ten essential shared capabilities: their background,
development and implementation (Roslyn Hope).

2. The ten essential shared capabilities in practice ( Ian
McGonagle, Ian Baguley, Sara Owen and Sarah Lewis).

3. Working in partnership (Anne Beales and Gary Platz).

4. Respecting diversity through acknowledging, valuing and using
diversity and challenging inequalities (AVUDCI) (Premila
Trivedi).

5. Practising ethically: values-based practice and ethics -
working together to support person-centred and multidisciplinary
mental health care (Bill Fulford and Kim Woodbridge).

6. Challenging inequality (David Pilgrim).

7. Promoting recovery (Daniel B. Fisher).

8. Identifying People's needs and strengths (Lesley Warner).

9. Providing service user centred care (Laura Lea).

10. Making a difference (Norman Young, Madeline O'Carroll and
Lorraine Rayner).

11. Positive Risk taking; A Framework for Practice (Anne Felton
and Gemma Stacey).

12. Personal Development and Learning (Sharon Lee Cuthbert and
Thurstine Basset).

Part II: Issues For Mental Health Practice.

13. Social perspectives on mental distress (Jerry Tew).

14. Socially inclusive practice (Peter Bates and Joanne
Seddon).

15. Equality and rights: Overcoming social exclusion and
discrimination (Liz Sayce).

16. Service user involvement (Peter Campbell).

17. Connecting the parts to the whole: Achieving effective
teamwork in complex systems (Steve Onyett).

18. Problems associated with the use of the concept 'mental
illness' (Anne Cooke).

19. Drugs, alcohol and mental health (Tabitha Lewis and Alison
Cameron).

20. Gender inequality and the mental health of women and men
(Jennie Williams and Joe Miller).

21. The trauma model of psychosis (Paul Hammersley, Peter
Bullimore, Magdalen Fiddler and John Read).

Part III: Approaches for Mental Health Practice.

22. Carers' experiences of mental health services and views abut
assessments: Lessons from the Partnership in Carer Assessments
Project (PICAP) (Julie Repper, Gordon Grant, Mike Nolan and Pam
Enderby).

23. Therapeutic Relationships (Theo Stickley and Dawn
Freshwater).

24. Psychological approaches to mental health (Rufus May, Anne
Cooke and Anthony Cotton).

25. Employment: What you should know and what you should do (Bob
Grove).

26. Treating creatively: the challenge of treating the creative
mind (Peter Amsel).

27. Social inclusion and psychosocial interventions: Clash,
Compromise or Coherence (Peter Bates and Julie Cullen).

28. Spirituality and mental health (Peter Gilbert).

29. Holistic approaches in mental health (Jan Wallcraft).

30. The capable practitioner of the future (Theo Stickley and
Thurstine Basset).

Index.

"This is a good introduction to mental health practice for
students and first time employees in the field."
(Doody's, 2009)

"This is not a handbook for medical treatment but is intended to
encourage students of mental health to consider broader
perspectives than are offered by the medical model, including
patients' psychological, social and spiritual needs."
(Journal of Analytical Psychology, February 2009)

"This book is a collection of well-structured chapters by
contributors who are well known in the field of mental health. One
of its strengths is the strong focus on work generated by experts
by experience, supported by a variety of academics and
professionals working in the field. In addition, the book
acknowledges a range of different disciplines that it might appeal
to, fitting in with the wider multifactorial nature of health, and
the increasing move towards partnership education and practice."
(Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 2011)

"...the strong ethical and political dimensions of the book
result in a compelling and unified message. Indeed, the reviewer
has already found several occasions to refer to the work." British
Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2010

"Not only is the book very in-depth but it is also extremely well
presented - so much so that it is truly a joy to read. You
can flick open at any page and be guaranteed a wealth of insight
and information ready for you to digest. Diagrams, case-studies,
activities and more are employed throughout to keep the reading
easy and exciting. This is not a book you simply pick-up and read,
you really get into it and enjoy doing so, whilst gaining valuable
insight into mental health practice." British Psychological
Society, Clinical Psychology Forum