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Book SynopsisCollaborative Consultation in Mental Health: Guidelines for the New Consultant offers a practical guide for professionals working indirectly' with clients through consultation with staff. As resources become more scarce in public services and a greater number of people seek mental health interventions, professionals are increasingly called upon to consult with practitioners who conduct face-to-face work with clients. This book provides an essential guide for those who are interested in developing their consultation competence.
This book introduces the reader to the principles of a collaborative approach to consultation with practitioners, teams and agencies working in health, education, social care and mental health. The book takes the reader step-by-step through the collaborative consultation process, from preparing and setting up the context for consultation through to communicating effectively to build cooperative partnerships, and evaluating consultation o
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‘So now there really is a book, to help us develop a practical competence in collaborative consultation’. Rudi Dallos from his Foreword
‘the present volume assists us in our understanding of collaborative practice, in general, and collaborative consultation, in particular …. it offers a wealth of resources to achieve the coordination of diversity through collaborative practices.’ Sheila McNamee from her After Words
Table of ContentsContents
List of figures, exercises and guides
Foreword
RUDI DALLOS
Acknowledgements
List of contributors
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- Introduction: Collaborative Consultation in Mental Health
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GLENDA FREDMAN, ANDIA PAPADOPOULOU AND EMMA WORWOOD
PART 1
Guiding principles and practices for collaborative consultation
- Principles and practices for getting started with consultation in mental health VICTORIA MATTISON AND GLENDA FREDMAN
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- Collaborative Consultation: moving with consultees towards new possibilities
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ANDIA PAPADOPOULOU AND GLENDA FREDMAN
- An appreciative approach to consultation: bringing forth the best in people
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NICOLA WEBB AND GLENDA FREDMAN
- Consultation in contexts of ending and transition: when teams change or people leave
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EMMA WORWOOD
- Evaluating Collaborative Consultation
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EMMA WORWOOD AND GLENDA FREDMAN
PART 2
Extending consultation practices
- Working with the group as a resource to the consultation process
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GLENDA FREDMAN AND ANDIA PAPADOPOULOU
- Working with two consultants: reflecting conversations to create new ways to go on in staff consultation
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SELMA RIKBERG SMYLY AND SARAH COLES
- Playing with perspectives to invite wonder and curiosity: consultation with staff supporting people with intellectual disabilities
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JOEL PARKER
- Working at different levels of context in consultation: a framework informing our practice with staff teams
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ELEANOR MARTIN, ALISON MILTON AND GLENDA FREDMAN
- After Words: Collaboration: Bridging Possibilities in Mental Health Consultation
SHEILA MCNAMEE
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