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A guide to coaching and mental health: the recognition and management of psychological issues
- Authors:
- BUCKLEY Andrew, BUCKLEY Carole
- Publisher:
- Routledge
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 264p.
- Place of publication:
- London
This book provides an introduction to the assessment of psychological issues in the context of coaching. Coaches need to be able to recognise mental health problems in their clients, enabling them to make an informed decision about whether coaching is appropriate. This book covers legal, ethical and practical considerations guiding the reader through definition and management of more common mental health problems. The book is divided into 3 sections. Part I, Working on the Boundary, starts by exploring the distinction between normal and abnormal behaviour. In Part II, What’s Being Said?, fictional case studies are described, which cover a range of possible mental health issues from mild depression and anxiety, through to psychoses and potentially life-threatening problems. Part III, Categories of Mental Illness, guides the reader through the definition and management of the more common mental health problems. This guide to identifying mental illness may be of interest to coaches and other related professionals, whatever their level of experience.
Tools for change: to help teams plan
- Authors:
- IN CONTROL, MENCAP
- Publisher:
- In Control
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 70p., CD ROM, 4 posters
- Place of publication:
- London
Tools for Change is a resource pack to help teams plan. It is especially useful to help teams plan for change who work in social care. As well as the planning processes, there are sections on getting to know your team better, understanding other people, and inclusion. The pack includes a written guide, and posters to help with the planning processes.
Your human rights: a guide for people living with mental health problems
- Authors:
- COOKE Sarah, MATTHEWS Lucy
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Human Rights
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 46p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Your Human Rights’ is a series of four plain English, non-technical guides focusing on the practical relevance of human rights in the UK. They are written directly for people living with mental health problems, disabled people, older people and refugees and asylum seekers who are in situations where they may need information on their human rights. They will also be useful for people working with these groups, or people who would like to know more about the impact of human rights on these groups. The present booklet is devoted to people living with mental health problems.
The therapeutic importance of creativity in mental health care
- Author:
- KOZLOWSKI Roman
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Critical Psychology Counselling and Psychotherapy, 6(2), Summer 2006, pp.75-83.
This article discusses the therapeutic importance of creativity in mental health care and shows how the process of creative thinking and its expression can be a powerful force for positive change and reintegration of a person's sense of self. The author argues that all related mental health professionals involved in the field of mental health care should be made aware of the importance of incorporating creativity in their work routines.
Norse know-how
- Author:
- VALOIS Natalie
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 11.05.06, 2006, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
A social worker describes her visit to two Danish centres for traumatised refugees.
La belle indifférence in conversion symptoms and hysteria: systematic review
- Authors:
- STONE Jon, et al
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 188(3), March 2006, pp.204-209.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
La belle indifférence refers to an apparent lack of concern shown by some patients towards their symptoms. It is often regarded as typical of conversion symptoms/hysteria. This review aims to determine the frequency of la belle indifférence in studies of patients with conversion symptoms/hysteria and to determine whether it discriminates between conversion symptoms and symptoms attributable to organic disease. A systematic review of all studies published since 1965 that have reported rates of la belle indifférence in patients with conversion symptoms and/or patients with organic disease. A total of 11 studies were eligible for inclusion. The median frequency of la belle indifférence was 21% in 356 patients with conversion symptoms, and 29% in 157 patients with organic disease. The available evidence does not support the use of la belle indifférence to discriminate between conversion symptoms and symptoms of organic disease. The quality of the published studies is poor, with a lack of operational definitions and masked ratings. La belle indifférence should be abandoned as a clinical sign until both its definition and its utility have been clarified.
Some things you should know about user/survivor action
- Author:
- CAMPBELL Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 141, September/October 2006, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- MIND
This article looks at the service user/survivor movement, what activists have been fighting for and what the movement has achieved.
Scotland’s national programme for improving mental health and well-being small research projects initiative 2005-06: implementing a recovery approach in policy and practice: a review of the literature
- Author:
- BERZINS Kathryn M.
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Executive
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 47p.
- Place of publication:
- Glasgow
This literature review examines some of the international literature to date that looks at implementing recovery-orientated policy and practice through evaluation of service delivery. It highlights both the policy and practice contexts of initiatives, and their relevance to the Scottish context. It identifies lessons that may be learnt from the international evidence and makes recommendations about where this evidence may be used as a basis for Scottish policy and service development. This review has been carried out in liaison with the Scottish Recovery Network in line with their research agenda.
Free to fly: a story of manic depression
- Author:
- KWOK Caroline Fei-Yeng
- Publisher:
- Inclusion Press
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 221p.
- Place of publication:
- Toronto
The author has had first hand experience with mental illness and has put that experience into words so that everyone can benefit. She describes her difficult times, her treatments and her mis-treatments. She also describes her recovery. The inner world of someone with bipolar disorder, stigmas associated with mental disorders, strengths and weaknesses of the mental health care system, and importance of cultural factors in mental health are told in a vivid manner.
The Open Door Project: helping individuals to help themselves and others
- Author:
- HARROWER Alison
- Journal article citation:
- Housing Care and Support, 9(4), December 2006, pp.35-38.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Involvement of people with mental problems in volunteering is seen as a way to build life skills and confidence. This article looks at the Open Door Project, run by the Volunteer Centre Stirling, which provides supported volunteering specifically for individuals with mental health problems and offers pre-volunteer training and buddy support. This is a reprint of the article by Alison Harrower (2007) entitled 'The Open Door Project: helping individuals to help themselves and others' from The Mental Health Review 12(1), pp.41-44.