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

About the Author

Glenda Fredman is a clinical psychologist, systemic psychotherapist, consultant, trainer and supervisor. She contributes to a number of national public services and international organisations.

Andia Papadopoulou is a clinical psychologist, manager, supervisor, consultant and practice tutor at the Islington Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and the Anna Freud Centre.

Emma Worwood is a clinical psychologist, manager, supervisor and consultant at the Islington Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service.

Reviews

‘So now there really is a book, to help us develop a practical competence in collaborative consultation’. Rudi Dallos from his Foreword ‘the present volume assists us in our understanding of collaborative practice, in general, and collaborative consultation, in particular …. it offers a wealth of resources to achieve the coordination of diversity through collaborative practices.’ Sheila McNamee from her After Words

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