Main description:

Collaborative Consultation in Mental Health: Guidelines for the New Consultant offers a practical guide for professionals working 'indirectly' with clients through consultation with staff. As resources become more scarce in public services and a greater number of people seek mental health interventions, professionals are increasingly called upon to consult with practitioners who conduct face-to-face work with clients. This book provides an essential guide for those who are interested in developing their consultation competence.

This book introduces the reader to the principles of a collaborative approach to consultation with practitioners, teams and agencies working in health, education, social care and mental health. The book takes the reader step-by-step through the collaborative consultation process, from preparing and setting up the context for consultation through to communicating effectively to build cooperative partnerships, and evaluating consultation outcomes. Collaborative Consultation in Mental Health guides the consultant in how to apply and develop these principles and practices within group consultation and also addresses common dilemmas and challenges consultants encounter.

Collaborative Consultation in Mental Health will appeal to both new and experienced consultants working with adults, children, older people, people with intellectual disabilities and families across a range of contexts.

Contents:

Contents

List of figures, exercises and guides

Foreword

RUDI DALLOS

Acknowledgements

List of contributors

Introduction: Collaborative Consultation in Mental Health
GLENDA FREDMAN, ANDIA PAPADOPOULOU AND EMMA WORWOOD

PART 1

Guiding principles and practices for collaborative consultation

Principles and practices for getting started with consultation in mental health VICTORIA MATTISON AND GLENDA FREDMAN

Collaborative Consultation: moving with consultees towards new possibilities
ANDIA PAPADOPOULOU AND GLENDA FREDMAN

An appreciative approach to consultation: bringing forth the best in people
NICOLA WEBB AND GLENDA FREDMAN

Consultation in contexts of ending and transition: when teams change or people leave
EMMA WORWOOD

Evaluating Collaborative Consultation
EMMA WORWOOD AND GLENDA FREDMAN

PART 2

Extending consultation practices

Working with the group as a resource to the consultation process
GLENDA FREDMAN AND ANDIA PAPADOPOULOU

Working with two consultants: reflecting conversations to create new ways to go on in staff consultation
SELMA RIKBERG SMYLY AND SARAH COLES

Playing with perspectives to invite wonder and curiosity: consultation with staff supporting people with intellectual disabilities
JOEL PARKER

Working at different levels of context in consultation: a framework informing our practice with staff teams
ELEANOR MARTIN, ALISON MILTON AND GLENDA FREDMAN

After Words: Collaboration: Bridging Possibilities in Mental Health Consultation

SHEILA MCNAMEE

Index