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Anne (Ed) Aiyegbusi - Therapeutic Relationships with Offenders: An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Forensic Mental Health Nursing - 9781843109495 - V9781843109495
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Therapeutic Relationships with Offenders: An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Forensic Mental Health Nursing

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Description for Therapeutic Relationships with Offenders: An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Forensic Mental Health Nursing Paperback. For those working in prolonged clinical contact with offenders, the nurse-patient relationship can be emotionally intense and sometimes difficult to express. This book attempts to understand and articulate the emotional labour of forensic nursing and explores the challenge of establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with offenders. Editor(s): Aiyegbusi, Anne; Clarke-Moore, Jenifer. Series Editor(s): Adshead, Gwen. Series: Forensic Focus. Num Pages: 240 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ; MQCL5. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.

Working in any area of mental health nursing presents complex issues regarding the nurse-patient relationship. For those working in prolonged clinical contact with offenders, relationships with patients and colleagues can be particularly emotionally intense and sometimes difficult to express. This book attempts to understand and articulate the emotional labour of forensic nursing and explores the challenge of establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships with offenders.

The first book to consider the emotional and relational component of forensic mental health nursing, the chapters cover a number of specialist forensic areas from this psychodynamic perspective, such as women's services, services for ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
Series
Forensic Focus
Number of Pages
240
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843109495
SKU
V9781843109495
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-10

About Anne (Ed) Aiyegbusi
Dr Anne Aiyegbusi is Deputy Director of Nursing, Specialist and Forensic Services within West London Mental Health NHS Trust. She has worked as a nurse in forensic mental health services for many years and is interested in integrating forensic psychotherapy with the nursing role. Additionally, she is interested in attachment theory and its application within forensic services.

Reviews for Therapeutic Relationships with Offenders: An Introduction to the Psychodynamics of Forensic Mental Health Nursing
This collection of essays provides a fascinating insight into the role of the Forensic Mental Health Nurse... Reading the book from a probation perspective, the resonances are multiple, and carry some salutary and timely lessons for the service... The probation service charges itself with promoting thoughtful action in those it supervises; what this book illustrates so well is the simple ... Read more

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