The Troubled Mind - by Susy Churchill (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

This comprehensive textbook discusses how trainees and busy practitioners can best respond therapeutically to clients' mental health problems. Grounded in the latest research, it is rich with case material and analytical commentary and highlights key decisions regarding assessment and referral.

At once sharply structured and broad-based, The Troubled Mind is designed to work both as a textbook for trainees taking courses on assessment, psychopathology/mental health or research evidence for practice, and as a reference tool for qualified professionals looking to deepen their understanding of this complex spectrum of work. By offering a pluralistic framework, it will suit counsellors and therapists across all therapeutic approaches.

From the Back Cover

Counsellors and psychotherapists can easily find themselves working with people whose emotional distress is rooted in more significant mental health issues.

- What do you need to know to work safely and ethically?
- In what circumstances might you need to refer on?
- How should you interpret available research and guidelines on 'what works'?
- Where does providing a safe space to experience, express and reflect on emotions fit in?

Offering a pluralistic framework that will suit counsellors and therapists across all therapeutic approaches, this clear and cogent text:

- Looks in-depth at a uniquely wide range of mental health issues including depression, anxiety, stress and bereavement, eating disorders, substance misuse, sexual and identity issues, and personality disorders.
- Provides guidance on possible therapeutic approaches and interventions.
- Pinpoints ethical and professional issues for consideration.
- Systematically uses case examples to draw out typical challenges and implications for practice.
- Explores situations where specialist referral is advised.

At once sharply structured and broad-based, The Troubled Mind is designed to work both as a textbook for trainees taking courses on assessment, psychopathology/mental health or research evidence for practice, and as a reference tool for qualified professionals looking to deepen their understanding of this complex spectrum of work.

About the Author

SUSY CHURCHILL is a freelance therapist, supervisor, consultant and trainer, with wide experience in mental health settings. She has supervised in adolescent psychiatric hospitals and outpatient teams for 15 years, also in specialist addictions and eating disorder services. She was previously Programme Director for Counselling Studies at the University of Southampton, and more recently Clinical Manager of an Employee Assistance Programme.
SUSY CHURCHILL is a freelance therapist, supervisor, consultant and trainer, with wide experience in mental health settings. She has supervised in adolescent psychiatric hospitals and outpatient teams for 15 years, also in specialist addictions and eating disorder services. She was previously Programme Director for Counselling Studies at the University of Southampton, and more recently Clinical Manager of an Employee Assistance Programme.