Counselling in Primary Health CareJane Keithley, Geoffrey Norman Marsh Oxford University Press, 1995 - 308 pages A substantial proportion of the problems that bring patients to general practice are associated with stress, relationships, and psychological or psychosomatic responses to difficulty in their lives. This book will help all those in the primary health care team to exmaine their roles ascounsellors to those patients themselves or as the gateway to other counselling services. The authors - who include those working in medicine, nursing, social work, psychology, sociology, social policy, and economics - discuss the different points of view regarding the position of counselling inprimary care and which team members are the most appropriate counsellors. As the burdens on the primary health care team increase, many more health-care workers will find themselves becoming involved in the many diverse aspects of providing counselling. This is a uniquely practical guide for everybody who wishes to improve their knowledge of this demanding but deeplyrewarding aspect of health care. |
Contents
The nature and outcomes of counselling | 3 |
The theory and practice of counselling in the primary health | 27 |
Economic evaluation | 57 |
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Counselling in Primary Health Care Jane Keithley,Tim Bond,Geoffrey Norman Marsh No preview available - 2002 |
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