{"product_id":"voices-of-experience-9780470683620","title":"Voices of Experience","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVoices of Experience contains a wide range of stories written by mental health survivors. The narratives illustrate how survivors have developed self-management techniques and strategies for living which, together, offer a guide to anybody struggling with 21  st century life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book has much to offer therapists who counsel those recovering and their carers, although its primary\u003cbr\u003e target is other mental health professionals and researchers.\" (Therapy Today, 1 September 2011)  \u003cp\u003e\"They would also read of the value of the support provided by others who demonstrate empathy and compassion. I highly recommend this book and am happy to say a copy is now available in UWE's Glenside library.\" (University of the West of England, 1 September 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Appealing to both practitioners and patients, the book features stories and poems on surviving\/recovering from mental illness, coping strategies, and recovery\/discovery (the latter term preferred by some).\" (Booknews, 1 February 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the unique strengths of the book is that it straddles the usual divide between \"professional\" and \"survivor\" literature. Whilst the contributors are all service users or survivors, many are also workers or academics, and the thoughtful introduction relates the contributors' ideas to current debates... I would recommend this book to all service users, survivors, mental health workers and students.\" (Open Mind, July\/August 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"First-person narrative accounts of illness form a substantial proportion of the literature... (these) narratives form an interesting and well-edited collection.\" (Journal of Mental Health, December 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThurstine Basset and Theo Stickley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Recovery – Libby Jackson 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Antidote to Madness: Crystallising out the Real Self 13\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Chadwick\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: But What is the Cause? – Libby Jackson 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Surviving the System 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Campbell\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: They Come and Go – Dave St. Clair 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Fixing Dinner – Dave St. Clair 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Measuring the Marigolds 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlison Faulkner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: The Tears I Cry – Mariyam Maule 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Coping Strategies and Fighting Stigma 46\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJoy Pope\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Day by Day – Libby Jackson 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Living with the Dragon: The Long Road to Self-Management of Bipolar II 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Amsel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: In Exile – Mariyam Maule 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Coping Strategies 76\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRuth Dee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Puppeteer – Esta Smith 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. What’s it Like Having a Nervous Breakdown? Can You Recover? 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLaura Lea\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: A Journey beyond Silence – Mariyam Maule 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Bridge of Sighs and the Bridge of Love: a Personal Pilgrimage 95\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeter Gilbert\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Have You Ever Felt Lonely? – Dave St. Clair, 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: He Saved My Bacon – Dave St. Clair 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Holy Spirit – Healer, Advocate, Guide and Friend 116\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard Lilly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Mist of Tears – Brice Jones 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. CAPITAL Writings 121\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThomas France, Timothy Bird, Richard Love, Kay Phillpot, Howard Pearce, Clare Ockwell and Jude Smith\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Nicely Nicely Nought – Martin Snape 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Feel Easy-Fit – Martin Snape 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Value of Self-Help\/Peer Support 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCaroline Bell, Sarah Collis and Joan Cook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: The Clear Sky – Dave St. Clair 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. A Recovery Approach in Mental Health Services: Transformation, Tokenism or Tyranny? 152\u003cbr\u003ePremila Trivedi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: To What Could Have Been – Mariyam Maule 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Stand to Reason 165\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJonathan Naess\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: I Am – Libby Jackson 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Walking with Dinosaurs 174\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn Stuart Clark\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Negatives and Positives – Libby Jackson 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Conclusions, Discussion and Ways Ahead 183\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThurstine Basset, Joan Cook and Theo Stickley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: The Heart of Humankind – Mariyam Maule 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 193\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402409058647,"sku":"9780470683620","price":38.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470683620.jpg?v=1730480312","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/voices-of-experience-9780470683620","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}