{"product_id":"voices-of-experience-isbn-9780470683620","title":"Voices of Experience","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoices of Experience\u003c\/i\u003e contains a wide range of stories written by mental health survivors. The narratives illustrate how survivors have developed self-management techniques and strategies for living which, together, offer a guide to anybody struggling with 21st century life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores a wide variety of mental distress experiences, underpinned by many different explanations and beliefs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNarrative has been central to the recovery approach and this book presents stories of recovery as well as an appraisal of the concept\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges simplistic explanations of recovery and offers a critical angle to our understanding of what it means to experience mental health problems\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers guidance for mental health workers and professionals within the context of current mental health policies in the UK\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbout the Editors vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThurstine Basset and Theo Stickley Poem: Recovery – \u003ci\u003eLibby Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Antidote to Madness: Crystallising out the Real Self 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Chadwick Poem: But What is the Cause? – \u003ci\u003eLibby Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e 20\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Surviving the System 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Campbell Poem: They Come and Go – \u003ci\u003eDave St. Clair\u003c\/i\u003e 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Fixing Dinner – \u003ci\u003eDave St. Clair\u003c\/i\u003e 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Measuring the Marigolds 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlison Faulkner Poem: The Tears I Cry – \u003ci\u003eMariyam Maule\u003c\/i\u003e 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Coping Strategies and Fighting Stigma 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoy Pope Poem: Day by Day – \u003ci\u003eLibby Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e 57\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. Living with the Dragon: The Long Road to Self-Management of Bipolar II 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Amsel Poem: In Exile – \u003ci\u003eMariyam Maule\u003c\/i\u003e 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Coping Strategies 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRuth Dee Poem: Puppeteer – \u003ci\u003eEsta Smith\u003c\/i\u003e 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. What’s it Like Having a Nervous Breakdown? Can You Recover? 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLaura Lea Poem: A Journey beyond Silence – \u003ci\u003eMariyam Maule\u003c\/i\u003e 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. The Bridge of Sighs and the Bridge of Love: a Personal Pilgrimage 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePeter Gilbert Poem: Have You Ever Felt Lonely? – \u003ci\u003eDave St. Clair\u003c\/i\u003e 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: He Saved My Bacon – \u003ci\u003eDave St. Clair\u003c\/i\u003e 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. The Holy Spirit – Healer, Advocate, Guide and Friend 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRichard Lilly Poem: Mist of Tears – \u003ci\u003eBrice Jones\u003c\/i\u003e 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. CAPITAL Writings 121\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThomas France, Timothy Bird, Richard Love, Kay Phillpot, Howard Pearce, Clare Ockwell and Jude Smith Poem: Nicely Nicely Nought – \u003ci\u003eMartin Snape\u003c\/i\u003e 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoem: Feel Easy-Fit – \u003ci\u003eMartin Snape\u003c\/i\u003e 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. The Value of Self-Help\/Peer Support 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaroline Bell, Sarah Collis and Joan Cook Poem: The Clear Sky – \u003ci\u003eDave St. Clair\u003c\/i\u003e 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. A Recovery Approach in Mental Health Services: Transformation, Tokenism or Tyranny? 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePremila Trivedi Poem: To What Could Have Been – \u003ci\u003eMariyam Maule\u003c\/i\u003e 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Stand to Reason 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJonathan Naess Poem: I Am – \u003ci\u003eLibby Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Walking with Dinosaurs 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJohn Stuart Clark Poem: Negatives and Positives – \u003ci\u003eLibby Jackson\u003c\/i\u003e 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Conclusions, Discussion and Ways Ahead 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThurstine Basset, Joan Cook and Theo Stickley Poem: The Heart of Humankind – \u003ci\u003eMariyam Maule\u003c\/i\u003e 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The book has much to offer therapists who counsel those recovering and their carers, although its primary target is other mental health professionals and researchers.\" (Therapy Today, 1 September 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"They would also read of the value of the support provided by others who demonstrate empathy and compassion. I highly recommend this book and am happy to say a copy is now available in UWE's Glenside library.\" (University of the West of England, 1 September 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Appealing to both practitioners and patients, the book features stories and poems on surviving\/recovering from mental illness, coping strategies, and recovery\/discovery (the latter term preferred by some).\" (Booknews, 1 February 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One of the unique strengths of the book is that it straddles the usual divide between \"professional\" and \"survivor\" literature. Whilst the contributors are all service users or survivors, many are also workers or academics, and the thoughtful introduction relates the contributors' ideas to current debates... I would recommend this book to all service users, survivors, mental health workers and students.\" (Open Mind, July\/August 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"First-person narrative accounts of illness form a substantial proportion of the literature... (these) narratives form an interesting and well-edited collection.\" (Journal of Mental Health, December 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cb\u003eThurstine Basset\u003c\/b\u003e is a social worker who now runs his own independent training and development consultancy. His current clients include the Royal College of Psychiatrists, and Education not Discrimination at Rethink. He is the Chair of the Mental Health Training Forum, Middlesex University and a Visiting Fellow at the University of Brighton. Together with Theo Stickley, he is joint editor of \u003ci\u003eTeaching Mental Health\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2007) and \u003ci\u003eLearning About Mental Health Practice\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley, 2008).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheo Stickley\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Mental Health in the School of Nursing at the University of Nottingham. Previously, he trained and worked in both mental health nursing and counselling. Theo has led on a number of educational research projects in collaboration with people who use mental health services. He uses narrative as a research method, especially amongst people engaging with arts activities. He leads the East Midlands Arts and Health Research Group; he is also a Director of City Arts, Nottingham, and leads the Art in Mind programme of work.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoices of Experience\u003c\/i\u003e contains a wide variety of stories and narratives written by mental health survivors. These stories explore the way in which the survivors have discovered, recovered, coped, grown, and thrived through their experience of living with mental health problems. Many have developed their own self-management techniques and strategies for living. All have found ways to combat the stigma and discrimination. The narratives emphasise the importance of peer support and self-help, but the book challenges simplistic explanations of recovery and offers a critical angle to our understanding of what it means to experience mental health problems.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe skills and knowledge of the contributors offer a guide to anybody who may be struggling with 21st century life; they illustrate that those who have battled with the complexities of existence, and found their own unique ways of surviving, learning and moving on, can teach us all a great deal about how to live in our modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe editors reinforce the importance of storytelling in understanding a person’s experience of mental health problems. They also offer guidance for mental health workers and professionals within the context of current mental health policies in the UK.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"A most welcome emphasis on the human meaning of mental health problems and the priceless value of human support. This book reminds us of the drama of everyday life and the authors of \u003ci\u003eVoices of Experience\u003c\/i\u003e invite us to become the heroes of our own stories\".\u003cbr\u003e —Professor Phil Barker, University of Dundee, Scotland, UK","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990461595877,"sku":"NP9780470683620","price":57.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470683620.jpg?v=1761787922","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/voices-of-experience-isbn-9780470683620","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}