Psychology for Nursing and Healthcare Professionals

Dr Sue Barker is a registered mental health nurse and chartered psychologist; she works at Bournemouth University in the School of Health and Social Care as a Senior Lecturer.  She is also a member of Bournemouth University Dementia Institute as part of this she has undertaken consultancy and evaluation work.  She has a particular interest in mental and emotional wellbeing and her PhD explored the emotional care given to women becoming mothers.  Sue leads a unit on the mental health nursing programme entitled mental health and wellbeing in later life.

This book is a real gem as it can enable healthcare practitioners to explore a range of theoretical psychological perspectives in way that is accessible and engaging. The introduction defines psychology and explores physiological as well as psychodynamic, behavioural, cognitive and humanistic approaches. This provides a useful foundation to help readers connect with the contents of the chapters that follow. There is a clear focus on compassionate care throughout the book. Scenarios reflecting real situations that healthcare professionals may encounter support the concepts and topics discussed. This book is suitable for all pre-and post-registration students and lecturers especially when topics related to Care and Compassion are taught in the curriculum.

• Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychological TheoryChapter 2 Lifespan developmentChapter 3 Understanding sufferingChapter 4 Compassionate care - Janet ScammellChapter 5 Person centred approaches - Sue Barker & Janet ScammellChapter 6 The Care Practitioner - Sue Barker & Gareth MorganChapter 7 Therapeutic Relationships - Sue Barker & Hamed Al BattashiChapter 8 Emotional Intelligence - Sue Barker, Beverley Johnson, Andrew SantosChapter 9 Emotional labourChapter 10 Maintaining a culture of compassionate care - Sue Barker & Gemma Stacey-Emile