The Mental Health Handbook - Softcover

Trevor J Powell

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9780863883309: The Mental Health Handbook

Synopsis

The bestselling "Mental Health Handbook" contains a treasury of photocopiable handouts covering many areas of mental health rehabilitation. New for 2008, these handouts are now available to print straight from the accompanying CD-Rom. It contains a huge collection of valuable material sensibly organised for quick access in one convenient package. It is designed to be photocopied or printed off and handed to clients to supplement treatment programmes through home practice.The main theoretical underpinning of the book is cognitive behavioural therapy, which offers an educational, instructive and directive approach to solving specific problems. It contains more than 150 resource sheets, including graded practice sheets, checklists, behavioural symptoms questionnaires, rating scales, home assignments, analysis sheets, goal plans and self-monitoring exercises. It also contains sections on anger management and relationship difficulties, procrastination, managing worry, self-care, chronic fatigue, and irritable bowel syndrome.

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About the Author

Trevor Powell is an experienced practising consultant clinical psychologist, who works for the health service in the field of neuropsychological rehabilitation and adult mental health. He has been involved with the Headway charity, the brain injury association, for more than 16 years.

Review

"[For every] CBT therapist, helper or counsellor this handbook will be a godsend. Buy it, hug it, ... use it." Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 'just buy it and thanks Trevor Powell.' - Gordon Deakin, University of Plymouth, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy 'For those who like fairly clear, ready-made, and tried annd tested materials, this handbook will be a helpful supplement...'- Margaret Woodward, Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, University of Ulster, British Journal of Occupational Therapy 'A most excellent publication.' - Disability News '...never has so much relevant and useful material been gathered together in one handbook before.' - Lorna Murray, Head Occupational Therapist, Eastbourne and County Healthcare NHS Trust, Therapy Weekly '...this is a manual worth clubbing together for.' - Heather Storr, Counselling at Work

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9780863882562: The Mental Health Handbook

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ISBN 10:  0863882560 ISBN 13:  9780863882562
Publisher: Speechmark Publishing Ltd
Softcover