Barker, Philip J.

The tidal model : a guide for mental health professionals / Phil Barker and Poppy Buchanan-Barker - 1st ed. - New York, NY : Brunner-Routledge, 2004 - xx, 282 p. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface -- Tales of shipwrecks and castaways -- Philosophical assumptions: a credo -- Throwing out the lifelines: the meaning of caring -- Manning the lifeboats: the tidal model in practice -- A map of the territory -- The self domain-the need for emotional security -- The assessment of suicide risk -- Engagement-supporting the self in crisis -- The world domain-planning holistic care -- The others domain-an anchor in the social world -- The lantern on the stern: individual care -- All hands to the pumps: group care -- Making waves: theoretical and philosophical undercurrents -- Origins and developments: in the shallows-in the deep -- The voyage from recovery to reclamation -- The ten commitments -- Epilogue

1583918000 (hardback : alk. paper) 1583918019 (pbk. : alk. paper) RM123.23

2004-011089


Mental disorders--Therapy
Holistic Nursing--methods
Mentally Ill Persons--psychology

RC437.5 / .B365 2004