Author : Peter Griffiths,Diane Wells,Elizabeth Barnes
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann Medical
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0750636173
Face to Face with Distress by Peter Griffiths,Diane Wells,Elizabeth Barnes Pdf
How can professionals manage the boundary between personal involvement and professional detachment when faced constantly by people in distress? The authors explore a broad range of perspectives on this question, from philosophical enquiry to the dilemmas of everyday practice. They draw on a common experience of psychosocial nurse training at the Cassel Hospital - a therapeutic community based on psychodynamic ideas and experiential learning. Now, writing from a variety of different settings, they show how personal feelings can provide a key to understanding and containing the emotional needs of people in distress. They demonstrate the central role of shared reflection with colleagues for developing skills, practical theories and theory-based practice. This book is for all practitioners concerned with the provision of high quality psychosocial care to individuals, families, groups and organisations. It will be a valuable resource for students undertaking diploma and degree courses in nursing, health and social care, and for the providers of such courses. It will also be of interest to researchers and managers.