Overview

Increasingly, counsellors and psychotherapists are working with people who have been diagnosed with a mental disorder and are required to understand and navigate the mental health system. Counselling training rarely covers the fields of psychiatry and mental disorder in detail and there are few reliable resources on which they can draw. This comprehensive guide to psychiatry and the mental health system, written by a psychiatrist and counsellor, aims to fill that gap. The book is intended for counsellors and psychotherapists but will be helpful to others in the mental health field. It explains the organisation and delivery of mental health services in the UK, the theories and concepts underpinning the practice of psychiatry, the medical model of psychiatric diagnosis and treatment, the main forms of mental disorder, how to work therapeutically with people with a diagnosed mental disorder and how to work with risk of suicide and self-harm. The text is designed to support continuing professional development and training and includes activities, points for learning/discussion and comprehensive references.

Full Product Details

Author:   Rachel Freeth
Publisher:   PCCS Books
Imprint:   PCCS Books
Dimensions:   Width: 18.90cm , Height: 3.30cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.200kg
ISBN:  

9781910919521

ISBN 10:   1910919527
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   30 April 2020
Audience:   Adult education ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Further / Higher Education ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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'Freeth's contribution is significant. This book is vast, authoritative, relevant and challenging, while written with warmth and a lightness of touch drawing on words embedded in a depth of practice and compassion.' - Dr Andrew Reeves, Associate Professor in the Counselling Professions and Mental Health.

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Rachel Freeth has worked as a general adult psychiatrist in the NHS for almost 25 years and also trained as a person-centred counsellor in the late 1990s. For many years she has been drawing on her two professional backgrounds to deliver training on psychiatry and mental health and has written many articles and chapters on a variety of subjects on mental health and counselling.

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