Improving communication in mental health settings : evidence-based recommendations from practitioner-led research

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction: Communication, mental health, and how language-based research can help in practice Part 1: Communication with children and families 2. Communication in child mental health: Improving engagement with families 3. Exploring the practical potential of discursive research in family therapy 4. Communication in clinical psychology – using ‘you said’ in interactions with children to assess for risk 5. Children’s communication and their mental health: perspectives from speech and language therapy 6. ‘Just ask’: How to talk to children and young people about self-harm and suicide risk 7. Communicating with parents about psychotropic medication treatment Part 2: Communication with adults 8. Deception, fantasy and confabulation: What the stories of forensic patients with intellectual disabilities tell us about truth in therapeutic interactions 9. Communicating about feelings: examples from depression care 10. Communication in mental health nursing – the power of the words we choose 11. Exploring the ‘talk’ of suicide: using discourse-informed approaches in exploring suicide risk Part 3: Learning Journeys 12. A PhD learning journey - the value of conversation analysis and discourse approaches for speech and language clinical practice. 13. Developing supra-vision using naturally occurring video material within supervision 14. Communication in research, evaluation or audit 　

"Improving Communication in Mental Health Settings draws on empirical studies of real-world settings to demonstrate contemporary practice-based evidence, providing effective strategies for communicating with patients/clients in mental health settings. The book integrates clinical experience and language-based evidence drawn from qualitative research. Drawing on studies that utilize scientific language-based approaches such as discourse and conversation analysis, it focuses on social interaction between professionals and patients/clients to demonstrate effective communication practices. Chapters led by clinical professionals feature a range of mental health settings, different mental health conditions and types of patient/client, and evidence-based recommendations. This book is an essential guide for clinical professionals working in mental health and social work, and those training or working in clinical areas of mental health practice"-- Provided by publisher.