Focusing particularly on compassionate care, this practical textbook covers all aspects of psychology relevant to nursing and healthcare students.

Dr Sue Barker is a registered mental health nurse and chartered psychologist; she works at Bournemouth University in the School of Health and Social Care as a Senior Lecturer.  She is also a member of Bournemouth University Dementia Institute as part of this she has undertaken consultancy and evaluation work.  She has a particular interest in mental and emotional wellbeing and her PhD explored the emotional care given to women becoming mothers.  Sue leads a unit on the mental health nursing programme entitled mental health and wellbeing in later life. 

Chapter 1 Introduction to Psychological Theory
Chapter 2 Lifespan development
Chapter 3 Understanding suffering
Chapter 4 Compassionate care - Janet Scammell
Chapter 5 Person centred approaches - Sue Barker & Janet Scammell
Chapter 6 The Care Practitioner - Sue Barker & Gareth Morgan
Chapter 7 Therapeutic Relationships - Sue Barker & Hamed Al Battashi
Chapter 8 Emotional Intelligence - Sue Barker, Beverley Johnson, Andrew Santos
Chapter 9 Emotional labour
Chapter 10 Maintaining a culture of compassionate care - Sue Barker & Gemma Stacey-Emile