Psychology for Nursing and Healthcare Professionals

Developing Compassionate Care
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-1-4739-2505-2
Verlag: SAGE Publications Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 175 mm x 250 mm, Gewicht: 684 g

Focusing in particular on compassionate care, this practical textbook covers all aspects of psychology relevant to nursing and healthcare students.

Key features include:

- Coverage of the most important core psychology concepts for students, directly linked to relevant practice contexts.

- Case studies and scenarios from service users, carers, students and practitioners to help readers relate theory to practice.

- Reflective activities to develop critical thinking with outline answers at the end of each chapter.

- A glossary with definitions of key terms to further understanding.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Barker, Sue

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Pflege Krankenpflege

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychological Theory
Chapter 2 Lifespan development
Chapter 3 Understanding suffering
Chapter 4 Compassionate care - Janet Scammell
Chapter 5 Person centred approaches - Sue Barker & Janet Scammell
Chapter 6 The Care Practitioner - Sue Barker & Gareth Morgan
Chapter 7 Therapeutic Relationships - Sue Barker & Hamed Al Battashi
Chapter 8 Emotional Intelligence - Sue Barker, Beverley Johnson, Andrew Santos
Chapter 9 Emotional labour
Chapter 10 Maintaining a culture of compassionate care - Sue Barker & Gemma Stacey-Emile

Über Autor(innen)

Barker, Sue
Dr Sue Barker is a registered mental health nurse and chartered psychologist; she works at Bournemouth University in the School of Health and Social Care as a Senior Lecturer. She is also a member of Bournemouth University Dementia Institute as part of this she has undertaken consultancy and evaluation work. She has a particular interest in mental and emotional wellbeing and her PhD explored the emotional care given to women becoming mothers. Sue leads a unit on the mental health nursing programme entitled mental health and wellbeing in later life.