{"product_id":"reaching-out-9780415454063","title":"Reaching Out","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAssertive outreach is a means of helping people with serious and persistent mental health difficulties who have not engaged with conventional mental health services. \u003cem\u003eReaching Out\u003c\/em\u003e examines the application of psychological approaches in assertive outreach  a process which involves forming new relationships and offering hope to people who have been alienated from traditional methods.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReaching Out\u003c\/em\u003e begins with a discussion of topics including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eengagement\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe team approach\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eassessments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eteam case formulation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emanaging stress and burnout for staff.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second half of the book focuses on the task of delivering psychological therapies and considers a range of models including psychodynamic therapy, family therapy, cognitive behaviour therapy and community approaches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReaching Out: The Psychology of Assertive Outreach\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates that the relationship between staff and service users is essential t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Assertive outreach services have provided an overdue milieu for the development and creative delivery of psychological approaches to meeting the needs of people who experience severe and enduring mental distress. Caroline Cupitt and her colleagues have reflected upon their extensive experience of assertive outreach to capture the broad impact of these approaches from a range of stakeholder perspectives, whilst drawing upon a spectrum of psychological\/therapeutic orientations. Attention is appropriately focussed upon the influence of psychological variables during a service user's journey from engagement and formulation, through to therapy and outcome\/participation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book should be read by all assertive outreach practitioners, and by those practitioners in other settings\/services who wish to use psychological ideas to inform their work with this client group.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eDr Mark Hayward, Clinical Psychologist, University of Surrey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCupitt\u003c\/em\u003e, Introduction. \u003cstrong\u003ePart I: Taking a Psychological Approach.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eGillespie, Meaden\u003c\/em\u003e, Psychological Processes in Engagement. \u003cem\u003eCupitt, Gillham, Law\u003c\/em\u003e, The Team Approach: Containment or Chaos? \u003cem\u003eMeaden\u003c\/em\u003e, Making Assessment and Outcomes Meaningful. \u003cem\u003eWhomsley\u003c\/em\u003e, Team Case Formulation. \u003cem\u003eGray, Mulligan\u003c\/em\u003e, Staff Stress and Burnout. \u003cstrong\u003ePart II: Applying Models of Psychological Therapy.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eGillham, Law, Hickey,\u003c\/em\u003e A Psychodynamic Perspective. \u003cem\u003eMeddings, Gordon, Owen\u003c\/em\u003e, Family and Systemic Work. \u003cem\u003eCupitt\u003c\/em\u003e, Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy. \u003cem\u003eMeddings, Shaw, Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e, Community Psychology. \u003cem\u003eGray, Johanson\u003c\/em\u003e, Ethics and Professional Issues: The Universal and the Particular. \u003cem\u003eCupitt\u003c\/em\u003e, Conclusion. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402122338647,"sku":"9780415454063","price":109.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415454063.jpg?v=1730479459","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reaching-out-9780415454063","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}