Nick WrycraftAssessment and Care Planning in Mental Health Nursing
Nick Wrycraft is a Senior Lecturer and teaches mental health nursing at Anglia Ruskin University, UK. He has a keen interest in demystifying mental health practice and promoting psychological therapies. Nick has previously authored, co-authored and edited 3 books for Open University Press.
Preface
Introduction
Section 1: Initiating relationships with service users and conducting
assessments
1. Assessment in mental health
2. Communication and interpersonal skills in assessment
3. Engaging with the service user in assessment
4. Risk assessment
5. Care planning
6. Interventions
7. Relapse prevention
8. Reflection
9. Partnership working
Section 2: Common aspects of mental health issues
10. Physical factors in mental health
11. Behavioural aspects in mental health
12. The role of thoughts in mental health
13. Feelings in mental health
Section 3: Case studies
14. Case study 1: Jane
15. Case study 2: Frank
16. Case study 3: Debbie
17. Case study 4: Ade
Index