Reading Groups – The Power of Words

The Power of Words, Nursing Standard,  Aug 11-Aug 17, 2010. Vol. 24, Iss. 49; pg. 20, 2 pgs Tina Walsh Abstract: Reading in a group can help patients with mental health conditions to build up their self-belief. Reading as clinical therapy – or bibliotherapy- is a relatively new concept, but is being backed by a [...]

WHICH – Care homes investigation

WHICH – Care homes investigation  , April 2011 Jo Williams responds to Which? report  – Care Quality Commission Click on the title above to read the results Abstract: As part of a Which? investigation, we asked three actors to spend a week of their lives in four randomly chosen residential and nursing homes. The investigation [...]

Spirituality in nursing care: a pocket guide – RCN

Spirituality in nursing care: a pocket guide  , 2011, RCN, Royal College of Nursing, UK Click on the title above to access this pocket guide Abstract: This is a guide to enable nursing staff to address questions about the spiritual part of care. This guide hopes to define spiritual care, provide tips on preparing to [...]

Use of the Breakthrough Series Collaborative to Support Broad and Sustained Use of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment for Children in Community Practice Settings

Use of the Breakthrough Series Collaborative to Support Broad and Sustained Use of Evidence-Based Trauma Treatment for Children in Community Practice Settings, Administration Policy Mental Health, early view,  2011 Abstract: Empirically supported treatments for posttraumatic stress reactions in children are not widely available. This observational study evaluates the feasibility and utility of adapting the Institute [...]