From Therapeutic Relationships to Transitional Care

Cheryl Forchuk, RN, PhD, O Ont, FCAHS, is the Beryl and Richard Ivey Research Chair in Aging, Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Recovery at Parkwood Research Institute and Distinguished Professor at Western University in London, Canada.

Part I: Theoretical Perspectives; 1. Overview of Peplau’s Theory; 2. The Orientation Phase of the Nurse-Client Relationship: Testing Peplau’s Theory; Part II: Care Recipient Perspectives; 3. A Review of Our Understanding of the Care Recipient Perspective; 4. Factors Influencing Movement of Chronic Psychiatric Patients from the Orientation to the Working Phase of the Nurse-Client Relationship on an Inpatient Unit; Part III: Care Provider Perspectives; 5. A Review of Our Understanding of the Care Provider Perspective; 6. The Developing Nurse-Client Relationship: Nurses’ Perspectives; Part IV: Exploration of Key Concepts; 7. Compassion as Collaboration; 8. Empathy: The Core of the Nurse-Client Relationship; 9. New Technologies; 10. Ethics and Boundaries in Therapeutic Relationships; Part V: From Therapeutic Relationships to Transitional Care; 11. Therapeutic Relationships: From Psychiatric Hospital to Community; 12. Peer Support; 13. Implementation of a Transitional Discharge Model: Clients', Health Professionals', and Peer Supporters’ Perspectives; 14. Cost-Effectiveness of the Implementation of a Transitional Discharge Model for Community Integration of Psychiatric Clients: Practice Insights and Policy Implications; 15. Supporting Therapeutic Relationships in the Clinical Setting; 16. Conclusion; Appendix: The Transitional Discharge Model Tookit; Copyright Acknowledgements; References; Index