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In every field of therapeutic practice a significant amount of time
is spent writing letters about and to patients. In Letters From the
Clinic Derek Steinberg applies detailed literary and psychological
analysis to over 40 letters, highlighting why certain words or
phrases were used, how they could have been put better, and builds
around them principles and theoretical positions based on narrative
therapy, consultative approaches and the psychological impact of
words and phrases.
Using the context of child, adolescent and family psychiatry, while
also applicable to all therapeutic work, the book deals with issues
such as
* explaining clinical conditions and treatments
* confirming clinical contracts
* conveying difficult advice and painful news
* missed appointments and other practicalities
Each letter is followed by detailed annotations and
discussion.
Letters From the Clinic will prove a valuable tool to all those
working in clinical and therapeutic practice.
What is consciousness? The answer to this question has eluded
thinkers for millennia. In modern times, scientists have struggled
to find a complete answer, often hampered by the limitations of
their particular specialisms. Derek Steinberg's unique approach
constructs a multi-faceted model of mind involving science and the
arts, from which the sense of personal identity emerges. In a
masterful tour-de-force, he establishes links between otherwise
distinct or even conflicting disciplines. In this radical
departure, the author argues that the arts, literature and human
culture in the broadest sense make their contributions to
understanding consciousness and the sense of self, though they are
rarely acknowledged in mainstream debate. Rather than focusing only
on what lies between the ears, Steinberg casts a wide net. He
explores the connections between sciences and the humanities as he
takes the debate into new areas. This book is fascinating and
enlightening reading for everyone interested in human nature and
the psyche, as well as for students and professionals in the fields
of neuroscience, psychiatry, psychology, medicine, social science,
anthropology, philosophy and the arts, for whom the book is a
breakthrough in the challenge of cross-disciplinary collaboration.
This book provides an important contribution to the new and growing
field of 'narrative-based medicine'. It specifically addresses the
largest area of medical activity primary care. It provides both a
theoretical framework and practical skills for dealing with
individual consultations family work clinical supervision and
teamwork and offers a comprehensive approach to the whole range of
work in primary care. Using a wide range of clinical examples it
shows how professionals in primary care can help clarify patients'
existing stories and elucidate new stories. It can be used as a
training resource and includes exercises and summaries of key
points to consider. It is based on and describes an established
evaluated training method and is of immediate and significant
practical use to readers. It is essential reading for general
practitioners practice nurses and others in the primary care team
psychologists family therapists counsellors and other professionals
attached to primary care. GP trainers tutors and course organisers
will find it a valuable educational tool. Professionals elsewhere
in primary care such as pharmacists dentists and optometrists and
academics in medical sociology and medical anthropology will also
find it very useful.
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