Assessing and managing risk
12 Assessing and managing risk Chapter aims • To develop understanding of risk assessment • To identify skills and approaches to support effective risk assessment and management • To develop…
Principles of contemporary mental health practice
3 Principles of contemporary mental health practice Chapter aims • To demonstrate an understanding of how the principles of recovery apply to a mental health context • To analyse the…
Working with people who are anxious or low in mood
11 Working with people who are anxious or low in mood Chapter aims • To describe the Five Areas model of assessment and formulation • To describe a series of…
Mental health services and nursing: development and practice
1 Mental health services and nursing development and practice Chapter aims • To gain an insight into the historical development of mental health services • To develop an understanding of…
Working with people who hear voices or express unusual beliefs
10 Working with people who hear voices or express unusual beliefs Chapter aims • To describe a series of psychosocial interventions which will include: – responding to unusual beliefs –…
Handling difficult situations
13 Handling difficult situations Victoria Baldwin Chapter aims • To develop an understanding of different types of behaviour and what factors may impact on how service users behave and interact…
Working with people to make choices about their treatment
9 Working with people to make choices about their treatment Chapter aims • To recognise the differences between compliance and concordance approaches to making choices about treatment options • To…
Demonstrating leadership in a mental health setting
14 Demonstrating leadership in a mental health setting Chapter aims • To gain an insight into leadership within nursing and clinical practice • To outline mental health practice examples where…
Forming, maintaining and ending therapeutic relationships
7 Forming, maintaining and ending therapeutic relationships Chapter aims • To identify the theory and evidence that underpin the importance of the therapeutic relationship in mental health practice • To…
Turning challenges into opportunities in mental health placements
16 Turning challenges into opportunities in mental health placements Chapter aims • To explore challenges student nurses experience in mental health placements • To consider possible options that student nurses…
