Medical and Psychiatric Issues for Counsellors by Brian Daines

Medical and Psychiatric Issues for Counsellors by Brian Daines

`An interesting overview of medical and psychiatric issues that may arise for counsellors... readable, lucid and free of jargon. The issues addressed include referral and assessment, ongoing counselling and supervision, medical conditions and their treatment, psychiatric conditions and their treatment, and ethical and legal issues... it raises awareness of some important issues to consider when working with clients with medical and psychiatric conditions′ - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling Counsellors often encounter situations where clients′ medical or psychiatric conditions - and their treatment - affect the assessment of, or work with, clients. This comprehensive overview highlights key concerns and offers practical advice for judging when a situation may be beyond the counsellor′s skills. Topics covered include: how to recognize serious medical or mental health problems and guidelines on referral; information on the effects and possible side-effects of certain drug treatments; how to deal with a medical emergency should it arise within a session; how to help clients deal with medical dilemmas such as HIV testing; and which psychiatric conditions can be exacerbated by counselling.

`An interesting overview of medical and psychiatric issues that may arise for counsellors.. readable, lucid and free of jargon. The issues addressed include referral and assessment, ongoing counselling and supervision, medical conditions and their treatment, psychiatric conditions and their treatment, and ethical and legal issues... it raises awareness of some important issues to consider when working with clients with medical and psychiatric conditions′ - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling

`Such a broad focus for a small book... and how efficiently covered! [It] is relevant and thought-provoking all the way... This book raises the [medical and psychiatric] issues and makes constructive suggestions for resolution of them... Boxes of helpful checklists... pop up at relevant points throughout the text for handy reference... for practising counsellors and those in the latter part of training, it can certainly be regarded as essential reading′ - Counselling News

Linda Gask is Reader in Psychiatry at the University of Manchester and has been a Consultant Psychiatrist for ten years. Tim Usherwood is professor of general practice and head of Westmead Clinical School at the University of Sydney, and honorary professorial fellow at the George Institute for Global Health. He is chairperson of the Clinical Intervention Advisory Group of NPS MedicineWise and chaired the General Practice and Primary Care Committee of the MBS Review 2016–2019. He worked as a general practitioner for 20 years in a community-controlled Aboriginal health service and now practices at Westmead Hospital, Sydney. His research focuses on the development and evaluation of interventions to improve health outcomes in chronic disease and primary care, with a particular focus on access to care, vascular disease, depression, and asthma. He has published more than 180 refereed research papers on these and other health-related topics. He has also published many other articles, book chapters, and books. He has been a chief investigator on 12 NHMRC-funded research projects and a large number of other studies using a range of quantitative, qualitative, and mixed research methods.

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ISBN 13	9780803975071
ISBN 10	0803975074
Title	Medical and Psychiatric Issues for Counsellors
Author	Brian Daines
Series	Professional Skills For Counsellors Series
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sage Publications Ltd
Year published	1996-12-06
Number of pages	176
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