Description
Book Synopsis"An extremely informative and useable book covering many aspects of communication ... highly recommended for students and practitioners in the mental health field, whether nurses or not."
Mental Health Practice"Learning to communicate effectively is vital for all nurses ... This exciting new book, with an accessible and engaging style, provides nurses working in mental health, with a valuable and comprehensive introduction to successful communication."
Martina Mc Guinness, Nurse Practice Development Co-ordinator, HSE Dublin, Ireland
"The book is thought provoking and provides examples not only of what we should be doing but also examples of what we should not to be doing. It is a text that I would have loved to have had access to in my student days and early practice and would therefore strongly recommend this book to students and indeed beginner mental health practitioners of any discipline."
Sinead Frain, Clinical Nurse Specialist - Home CareBall
Table of Contents
1. Core Communication Skills in Mental Health Nursing
2. Values, culture and evidence-based communication
3. Reflection and Communication
4. The therapeutic use of small talk - phatic communication
5. Heron’s Communication framework: Six Category Intervention Analysis
6. Communicating across Cultures
7. Professional Helping Relationships
8. Communicating Assertively
9. Resolving Conflict
10. Solution-focussed Interventions in Mental Health Practice
11. Motivational Interviewing In Mental Health Nursing Practice
Conclusion
