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This is survivor research
- Editors:
- SWEENEY Angela, et al, (eds.)
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 200p.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
Survivor research is an approach to health and social science research in which the research is carried out by people with experience as mental health service users or survivors. This book - aimed at policy makers, researchers, educators, students, service users and practitioners in mental health and related fields - explores the theory, philosophy and practice of survivor research. It includes practical examples of survivor research and provides guidance for people who want to carry out such research themselves.
Children hearing voices: what you need to know and what you can do
- Authors:
- ESCHER Sandra, ROMME Marius
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 310p.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
Drawing on a three-year study involving interviews with 80 children and young people about their experiences, this book aims to provide support and practical solutions for the experience of hearing voices. It is in 2 parts. The first section is intended for voice-hearing children and looks at what voice hearing is and learning to deal with it, covering what influence the voices have, what triggers voices, voices and emotions, and explanations for voice hearing. It also presents the stories of 8 children hearing voices. The second section is intended for parents and adult carers, and covers the history of hearing voices, theoretical explanations in mental health care, non-medical explanations, the role of psychiatric treatment, research interviewing children and adolescents hearing voices, children hearing voices and trauma, advice for parents, and parents' experiences.
Fiction's madness
- Author:
- CLARKE Liam
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 232p.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
Nine books of fiction and two Shakespearean plays are examined to explore the nature of madness. The examination aims is to increase understanding and better inform attitudes and beliefs about mental distress. It provides a wealth of theory and issues for reflection. Fictional works discussed include: Shakespeare’s Richard III and Macbeth; Regeneration by Pat Barker; Jake's Think by Kingsley Amis; Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse; and Asylum by Patrick McGrath. Ten discussion papers also accompany the main chapters. It offers useful supplementary reading for those working in clinical psychology, psychiatric nursing, counselling, psychotherapy, psychiatry and social work.
An uneasy dwelling: the story of the Philadelphia Association community houses
- Author:
- GORDON Paul
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
The Philadelphia Association has been providing places of asylum for over 40 years. Hundreds of men and women, whether formally designated ‘mentally ill’, or experiencing serious emotional distress, have entered a PA community house and been allowed to “go through whatever they have to go through”, in their own time and in their own way, free from the interventions of psychiatry or family. Despite the longevity and the radically different nature of the project, little has been written about the work. This book is an attempt to correct that. It is in part a history of the houses but also an account of how the houses work today and an exploration of their underpinning ethos. The most famous of the houses was the first, Kingsley Hall, which opened in 1965 and which has come to have an almost iconic status in the world of what has come to be called critical psychiatry. More than 15 houses have been run under PA auspices. In the past the PA was most closely identified with one of its founders, the highly public figure RD Laing. This book is an attempt to explain more about the PA and reveal misperceptions.
Flesh wounds: new ways of understanding self-injury
- Author:
- INCKLE Kay
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 243p.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
This book, which is written around a collection of research-based life-stories, aims to help the reader understand how people might begin to self-harm and the impact their behaviour has on their family, friends and carers. The author does not shy away from dealing with the personal distress involved and describes methods of self-harm in sometimes graphic detail. The stories challenge the stigmatising view of self-injury as something ‘mad’ or ‘bad’ to be prevented at all costs. They highlight the importance of understanding the complexity of each individual and their relationship with self-injury alongside practices which offer acceptance and support across the breadth and depth of someone’s needs. The book explores the meaning and purpose of self-injury in an individual’s life; the experiences that might lead to self-injury; and which approaches and responses to self-injury are helpful and which are not. It is intended to be a resource for people who hurt themselves and for those who live and work with them. Help and support organisations are listed at the end of each chapter.
First steps in practitioner research: a guide to understanding and doing research in counselling and health and social care
- Authors:
- SANDERS Peter, WILKINS Paul
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 317p.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
This book is written for those completely new to social science research. The authors believe that research is an essential component of the counselling and psychotherapy core curriculum. Care practitioners not only need to be able to understand and evaluate research literature but are now often expected to carry out simple practitioner research to monitor their own practice. The book focuses on practice-based evidence and aims to build confidence by outlining contemporary methodologies in everyday language and explaining how to approach, understand and evaluate a range of published research. The book is set out in the “First Steps” series wide margin format. The margins contain; additional material such as activities, notes of interest, references, notes from research or life and where to find further information. The authors begin by introducing research; why bother, what is it, and quantity vs quality. The second part of the book looks at the first principles of research; asking questions, measuring things, using numbers, and collecting stories. Part three concerns itself with actually doing the research; understanding the literature, researching ethically, getting started on research, presenting results and practice based research in the real world.
A straight talking introduction to psychiatric drugs
- Author:
- MONCRIEFF Joanna
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 150p.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
This book is intended for anyone currently taking, or thinking about taking, a psychotropic drug, anyone prescribing them and anyone party to their use. The author provides a simple guide to how psychiatric drugs work, and discusses whether they are effective and how to understand the evidence. The competing theories of drug action are also explained in easy-to-understand terms. There are separate chapters for neuroleptic drugs, antidepressants, lithium and other drugs used for manic depression, stimulants, and benzodiazepines. The book concludes with practical advice on the questions to ask if you are prescribed medication for mental health problems and what happens on withdrawal of medication. In the book the author argues that the current assumptions about how psychiatric drugs work and what they do are erroneous. It is suggested that psychiatric drugs do not reverse an underlying biological abnormality, as suggested by the orthodox ‘disease-centred’ view of what they do; they in fact create one. The appendix gives sources and information about stopping and reducing psychiatric drugs.
Living with voices: 50 stories of recovery
- Authors:
- ROMME Marius, et al
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 350p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
The authors offer a new approach to the understanding of voice hearing outside the illness model; their work has led to a new way of helping those who have this type of experience. Fifty stories of voice hearers form the evidence-base for this new approach. The book aims to demonstrate that it is possible to overcome problems with hearing voices and to take back control of one’s life. It shows a path to recovery that addresses the main problems voice hearers describe; the threats, the feelings of powerlessness, the anxiety of being mad. In their stories the voice-hearers explain how they have overcome the disabling social and psychiatric attitudes towards voice hearing, have fought with themselves to accept and make sense of the voices and changed their relationship with their voices in order to reclaim their lives. They discovered that their voices were not a sign of madness but a reaction to problems in their lives that they couldn’t cope with; in talking about these problems the voices help to make sense of them. The book is written for mental health workers of all professions, challenges conventional thinking, empowers mental health service users, and looks for a more humane approach to psychiatric care. This is the third book in a series about the experience of hearing voices.
Trust and understanding: the person-centred approach to everyday care for people with special needs
- Author:
- PORTNER Marlis
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2007
- Pagination:
- 121p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
- Edition:
- 2nd ed.
In this second edition of Trust and Understanding the basic principles of the Person-Centred Approach are described for those who care for, and work with, people in need of care in large and small homes, institutions and schools. Guidelines for this 'new-to-some' way of working are introduced clearly and practically, using many real examples, with the aim of: •improving understanding of people with special needs and respecting their individuality •maximising quality of life for those in need of care and their carers •making services more satisfying for staff as well as decreasing stress •providing a balance between institutional expectations and the autonomy of residents
Focusing with children: the art of communicating with children at school and at home
- Authors:
- STAPERT Marta, VERLIEFDE Erik
- Publisher:
- PCCS Books
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 159p.
- Place of publication:
- Ross-on-Wye
Listening to children is a skill which parents, teachers, caretakers and school counsellors need to employ every day. From a deep respect for the already existing attitude of these adults, the authors offer an extra dimension to the art of communicating with children. this book is about listening in many ways, both to your deepest self and to others. It is listening to what children say, feel, and think, but also to what is deeper than thoughts and feelings. Change in behaviour arises when children learn to listen inwardly, sensing what is bodily felt inside them. This process of change, called “Focusing”, is explained with many examples from the personal experiences of the authors, from their workshops, training and child-therapy sessions. The authors give a structured approach for use in schools and other group situations, but much of it can also be used at home by parents. With this book you can, quite independently, start to accompany children more consciously in their development, and by doing so, you will watch their confidence grow.