The ability to reflect critically is a vital nursing skill. This book will help your students to make better decisions, avoid errors, identify good and bad forms of practice and become better at learning from their experiences.

Introduction
Critical Thinking
Critical Reflection
Developing Critical Mental Health Practice
Self and Values
Others and Difference
Interventions and Involvement
Academic Standards
Critical Evaluation
Critical Writing
Glossary

Dr Marc Roberts is a researcher, writer and lecturer with extensive and varied experience working in mental health practice and education. In addition to having clinical experience in mental health care he also has an academic background in philosophy. His research is therefore concerned with the way in which critical thinking, critical reflection and philosophy more generally can contribute to the theory and practice of contemporary mental health care.