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The sea, me and God
- Authors:
- NICHOLLS Vicky, GILBERT Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Openmind, 144, March 2007, pp.11-13.
- Publisher:
- MIND
Research shows that spirituality and faith can strongly affect mental health. This article reports on how NIMHE's Spirituality Project is encouraging service users to find their own inspiring and motivating life force, either within or outside of faith communities.
Spirituality and mental health: a handbook for service users, carers and staff wishing to bring a spiritual dimension to mental health services
- Editors:
- GILBERT Peter, (ed.)
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Publication year:
- 2011
- Pagination:
- 441p.
- Place of publication:
- Brighton
This collection of 23 chapters by experts in the field covers aspects of spirituality and mental health. It aims to promote an understanding of people's beliefs and illustrates the increasing importance of spirituality in health and social care. Chapters include coverage of: user and carer perspectives; ethnicity; spiritual needs in a health care setting; children and young people's wellbeing; dementia and spirituality; dignity and palliative care; valuing staff and staff training for spiritual care; the spiritual identities of LGBT people; and recovery and spirituality.
Let's get spiritual
- Authors:
- GILBERT Peter, KAUR Narinderjeet, PARKES Madeleine
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health Today, October 2010, pp.29-33.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
- Place of publication:
- Hove
The authors discuss the complexities and challenges, for both service users and staff, of talking about spirituality and religion in the context of mental health services. The authors give guidelines for service users. They comment that they should be reassured that spirituality and religion are increasingly being recognised as an important part of holistic care and recovery. Service users should tell staff about their religious beliefs and what they need to explore and express these. Suggested guidance for staff is also given. Engaging with an individual’s spiritual needs is both effective and cost-effective as it will aid the individual’s recovery. Brief case examples are included.
The value of everything: social work and its importance in the field of mental health
- Author:
- GILBERT Peter
- Publisher:
- Russell House
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 127p.
- Place of publication:
- Lyme Regis
Considers the value of social work in the light of what users and carers want from mental health services; the value base of the new policies for reform; the role of the social worker in different settings; and ways of taking these values and skills forward into new settings. Also looks at: the role of the approved social workers; the value of social work in management and leadership; and the future of social work and mental health services.