From small beginnings in the 1970s, counselling in primary care has w become an established area of practice. It is well recognised that a significant proportion of patients in primary health care have psychological difficulties which are treatable at the 'coal face' before they develop into major problems. Mental health services can w reach a wider population more quickly with cost-effective therapeutic benefits. This text examines the intra - and inter-personal dynamics of primary care essential for counsellors and psythotherapists working in health centres and considers the advantage of multi-disciplinary and multi-agency collaboration. The progressive approach will be of interest to all who work in primary care. They will recognise in it many of their day-to-day working dilemmas, especially in trying to balance the tension between commitment to individual patients and the demands of the wider organisation. Case illustrations are used to demonstrate the challenges and teamwork opportunities for both counsellors and doctors who work collaboratively. This book is essential reading for counsellors and psychotherapists who work in primary care and for the doctors and health authorities who employ them.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN-10
0333652053
ISBN-13
9780333652053
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96749895
Product Key Features
Author
Mannie Sher, Jan Wiener
Format
Trade Paperback (Uk), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Social Issues, Services & Welfare
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
276g
Height
216mm
Width
140mm
Additional Product Features
Spine
11mm
Series Title
Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Content Note
Biography
Author Biography
JAN WIENER is a Jungian Analyst and Research Psychologist. She works in three different settings: as an Adult Psychotherapist at Thorpe Coombe Hospital, Walthamstow, in her private analytic practice, and as a psychotherapist with a group of GPs in an inner-London practice. MANNIE SHER is a practising psychoanalytical psychotherapist and organisational development consultant. From both these positions he contributes to the development of counselling and psychotherapy services in primary health care and consults widely to organisations and governments in Britain and abroad on health-care strategies.
Date of Publication
29/05/1998
Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Genre
Social Issues, Services & Welfare
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