Stories in Mental Health 2nd edition is an insightful collection of personal stories from a range of mental health consumers, carers and mental health nurse clinicians who openly share their experiences. Through listening and observing, this extraordinary resource offers nursing students and health professionals a unique perspective on what it is like to live with a mental health disorder, care for a family member with a mental health disorder or work within various mental healthcare settings.
Available as a print or eBook, this valuable resource builds empathy and understanding and provides examples of innovative approaches to care with a focus on reflection, inquiry and action. The teaching and learning strategies assist in developing skills, attitudes and appropriate responses when working in a range of mental healthcare settings. Most importantly, Stories in Mental Health provides a much-needed consumer voice to mental healthcare.
1. Introduction to: Behind the scenes - p. ix 2. Part 2. Setting the scene - p. 3 3. Introduction to: Setting the scene - p. 3 4. Makhala’s story: Resilience - p. 5 5. Jennifer, Anne and Christine: Cultural and social inclusion - p. 7 6. Toby’s story: Being authentic - p. 9 7. Bernie’s story: The lived experience - p. 11 8. Jean’s story: Carers - p. 13 9. Toby: Recovery - p. 15 10. Clinical supervision: Learning about self and others - p. 17 11. Part 3. Stories from consumers, carers and clinicians - p. 19 12. Introduction to: Stories from consumers, carers and clinicians - p. 19 13. Claire’s story: How mental health has changed - p. 21 14. Lisa’s story: Experiencing a major life transition - p. 23 15. Mike’s story: Facilitating empowerment - p. 26 16. Gordon’s story: Fatherhood - p. 29 17. Rachel’s story: Relating to young people - p. 31 18. Nadine’s story: Having a parent with a mental illness - p. 33 19. Tara’s story: Humanising dementia care - p. 35 20. Jeremy’s story: Beliefs and perceptions - p. 37 21. Toby’s story: Providing an accessible service - p. 39 22. Lorraine’s story: A creative consumer advocate - p. 41 23. Christine’s story: Primary mental healthcare - p. 43 24. Catherine’s story: Reframing personality disorder - p. 45 25. Louise’s story: On conversational models - p. 47 26. Jarrad’s story: Containing fear - p. 49 27. Todd’s story: Consultation liaison - p. 51 28. Sonja’s story: Finding strengths - p. 53 29. Collaborative practice - p. 55 30. Kay’s story: The social and physical impacts of alcohol - p. 57 31. Colleen’s story: Health education as core to mental health nursing - p. 59 32. Zoe’s story: Living with multiple selves - p. 61 33. Jay’s story: Being non-judgemental - p. 63 34. Bill’s story: Cultivating a therapeutic milieu - p. 65 35. Transcripts - p. 68 36. Makhala - p. 68 37. Jennifer, Anne and Christine - p. 70 38. Clinical supervision - p. 78 39. Claire - p. 80 40. Lisa - p. 81 41. Mike - p. 83 42. Gordon - p. 85 43. Rachel - p. 87 44. Nadine - p. 89 45. Tara - p. 91 46. 3 Jeremy - p. 93 47. Toby - p. 97 48. Lorraine - p. 99 49. Christine - p. 101 50. Recovery-oriented practice - p. 102 51. Boundaries with clients - p. 102 52. Catherine - p. 102 53. [Louise - p. 104 54. A shared approach to risk assessment - p. 107 55. Every nurse can make a difference - p. 108 56. Jarrad - p. 108 57. Todd - p. 111 58. Sonja - p. 112 59. Collaborative practice - p. 114 60. The situation gets more complicated … - p. 117 61. Food and nutrition issues: the role of the dietitian - p. 117 62. Bio-psycho homeostasis: the role of the medical practitioner/psychiatrist - p. 117 63. Timing of education - p. 118 64. What is it that the consultation liaison nurses focus on in an eating disorder outreach service? - p. 119 65. Supportive psychological processes that case workers need - p. 119 66. Kay - p. 119 67. Colleen - p. 123 68. Zoe - p. 124 69. Jay - p. 128 70. Bill - p. 129
Stories in Mental Health 2nd edition is an insightful collection of personal stories from a range of mental health consumers, carers and mental health nurse clinicians who openly share their experiences. Through listening and observing, this extraordinary resource offers nursing students and health professionals a unique perspective on what it is like to live with a mental health disorder, care for a family member with a mental health disorder or work within various mental healthcare settings.
Available as a print or eBook, this valuable resource builds empathy and understanding and provides examples of innovative approaches to care with a focus on reflection, inquiry and action. The teaching and learning strategies assist in developing skills, attitudes and appropriate responses when working in a range of mental healthcare settings. Most importantly, Stories in Mental Health provides a much-needed consumer voice to mental healthcare.
1. Introduction to: Behind the scenes - p. ix 2. Part 2. Setting the scene - p. 3 3. Introduction to: Setting the scene - p. 3 4. Makhala’s story: Resilience - p. 5 5. Jennifer, Anne and Christine: Cultural and social inclusion - p. 7 6. Toby’s story: Being authentic - p. 9 7. Bernie’s story: The lived experience - p. 11 8. Jean’s story: Carers - p. 13 9. Toby: Recovery - p. 15 10. Clinical supervision: Learning about self and others - p. 17 11. Part 3. Stories from consumers, carers and clinicians - p. 19 12. Introduction to: Stories from consumers, carers and clinicians - p. 19 13. Claire’s story: How mental health has changed - p. 21 14. Lisa’s story: Experiencing a major life transition - p. 23 15. Mike’s story: Facilitating empowerment - p. 26 16. Gordon’s story: Fatherhood - p. 29 17. Rachel’s story: Relating to young people - p. 31 18. Nadine’s story: Having a parent with a mental illness - p. 33 19. Tara’s story: Humanising dementia care - p. 35 20. Jeremy’s story: Beliefs and perceptions - p. 37 21. Toby’s story: Providing an accessible service - p. 39 22. Lorraine’s story: A creative consumer advocate - p. 41 23. Christine’s story: Primary mental healthcare - p. 43 24. Catherine’s story: Reframing personality disorder - p. 45 25. Louise’s story: On conversational models - p. 47 26. Jarrad’s story: Containing fear - p. 49 27. Todd’s story: Consultation liaison - p. 51 28. Sonja’s story: Finding strengths - p. 53 29. Collaborative practice - p. 55 30. Kay’s story: The social and physical impacts of alcohol - p. 57 31. Colleen’s story: Health education as core to mental health nursing - p. 59 32. Zoe’s story: Living with multiple selves - p. 61 33. Jay’s story: Being non-judgemental - p. 63 34. Bill’s story: Cultivating a therapeutic milieu - p. 65 35. Transcripts - p. 68 36. Makhala - p. 68 37. Jennifer, Anne and Christine - p. 70 38. Clinical supervision - p. 78 39. Claire - p. 80 40. Lisa - p. 81 41. Mike - p. 83 42. Gordon - p. 85 43. Rachel - p. 87 44. Nadine - p. 89 45. Tara - p. 91 46. 3 Jeremy - p. 93 47. Toby - p. 97 48. Lorraine - p. 99 49. Christine - p. 101 50. Recovery-oriented practice - p. 102 51. Boundaries with clients - p. 102 52. Catherine - p. 102 53. [Louise - p. 104 54. A shared approach to risk assessment - p. 107 55. Every nurse can make a difference - p. 108 56. Jarrad - p. 108 57. Todd - p. 111 58. Sonja - p. 112 59. Collaborative practice - p. 114 60. The situation gets more complicated … - p. 117 61. Food and nutrition issues: the role of the dietitian - p. 117 62. Bio-psycho homeostasis: the role of the medical practitioner/psychiatrist - p. 117 63. Timing of education - p. 118 64. What is it that the consultation liaison nurses focus on in an eating disorder outreach service? - p. 119 65. Supportive psychological processes that case workers need - p. 119 66. Kay - p. 119 67. Colleen - p. 123 68. Zoe - p. 124 69. Jay - p. 128 70. Bill - p. 129
