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The cooperative dividend
- Author:
- CRICHTON Jim
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 27.10.93, 1993, pp.66-67.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Psychiatric patients are sometimes coerced into undertaking pointless, repetitive or exploitative work as 'therapy' - argues that forming cooperatives might prove more rewarding.
A chance for change
- Author:
- LINDOW Vivien
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 24.3.93, 1993, pp.33-34.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Argues that community-based caring for people with mental health problems offers an opportunity to empower users - but only if old practices such as long-term drug therapy are challenged.
Travelling companions
- Author:
- PRANCE Nick
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 3.2.93, 1993, pp.28-30.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Reports on a movement to move from administrative and brokerage-centred care management models in the U.S., and the need to develop long-term therapeutic relationships between care managers and clients, building on client strengths, and stressing interdependence.
Experiencing psychiatry: user's views of services
- Authors:
- ROGERS Anne, PILGRIM David, LACEY Ron
- Publisher:
- MacMillan/MIND
- Publication year:
- 1993
- Pagination:
- 205p.,tables,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Describes mainstream mental health services through the experiences and views of people who have used them. In includes views on: community living; professional and other staff; and treatment (including drug therapy).
A first experience of running a group for sexually abused women in an acute psychiatric wing
- Authors:
- ROSENFELD Angela, DAWSON Ann C.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Social Work Practice, 7(2), Autumn 1993, pp.163-169.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
Increasing numbers of referrals to the Sheffield Women's Counselling and Therapy Service led the service to examine alternative ways of helping sexually abused women, who had previously been sent individually and often the abuse ignored. An all-women group with two female co-therapists was established. Reports the experience of establishing and running the group.