Brief Psychological Interventions in Practice - by Ann Williamson (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

As the extent of mental illness in the population becomes clear, so the provision of care becomes one of the major tasks facing healthcare teams. As a result, a growing army of people is being trained to offer emotional and psychological support in primary care settings. This practical guide to using brief psychological interventions within a short consultation draws together techniques from a number of approaches including CBT, Solution Focus, Brief Therapy, NLP and hypnosis.

From the Back Cover

As many as 1 in 4 people have a form of mental illness and the provision of suitable mental health care is one of the major tasks facing general practitioners and health care teams. As a result, there is a growing army of people that are being trained to offer emotional and psychological support to people in primary care settings. For health professionals, the time pressures and demands on consultations are huge, leaving many feeling that they do not have the time to engage in effective psychological interventions with clients.

This book provides a practical guide to using brief psychological interventions within a short consultation, drawing together techniques from a number of different approaches including CBT, Solution Focus, Brief Therapy, NLP and hypnosis. It provides the evidence behind the approaches and guidelines on how to implement techniques in everyday clinical work. Each chapter provides case examples, key points in text boxes, and helpful chapter summaries.

Brief Psychological Interventions in Practice is a must have resource for primary care mental health workers; GPs; practice and specialist nurses; counsellors and students on primary care mental health courses.

About the Author

Dr Ann Williamson has been a GP for more than thirty years and uses hypnosis and Brief Therapy both formally and informally with many of her clients. She also lectures at Manchester, Chester and Salford Universities. Dr Williamson has been involved with training health professionals in hypnosis for many years with the British Society of Clinical & Academic Hypnosis (BSCAH).