Description |
viii, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Introduction / Diane Wells -- Sect. 1. Developing psychosexual awareness. 1. Psychosexual awareness in health care / Doreen Clifford. 2. Professional awareness in psychosexual care / Doreen Clifford. 3. The courage to listen / Doreen Clifford. 4. Reflection and the development of skill / Doreen Clifford. 5. Caring for sexuality in loss / Doreen Clifford. 6. Maintaining and developing professional skills and taking care of the practitioner / Doreen Clifford -- Sect. 2. Life span, emotional development and sexuality. 7. The development of a person / Marjorie Rutter. 8. Nature-nurture interplay / Marjorie Rutter. 9. Becoming a sexual person / Marjorie Rutter. 10. The growth of social relationships / Marjorie Rutter. 11. Life experiences and transitions in adolescence and adulthood / Marjorie Rutter. 12. The impact of illness on sexuality / Marjorie Rutter -- Sect. 3. Coaching for psychosexual awareness. 13. Participating in Balint seminars / Jane Selby. 14. Setting up Balint seminars / Jane Selby. 15. Supervision of practice / Jane Selby. 16. Other ways of training with a Balint approach / Jane Selby. 17. Reflective practice and action research in Balint seminars / Jane Selby. 18. Advanced Balint seminars / Jane Selby -- Conclusion / Diane Wells -- App. A short history of Balint training |
Summary |
Focuses on recognition of spoken and unspoken needs in caring for sexuality in health and illness and the role of the healthcare professional in promoting sexual health |
Analysis |
Nursing |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Balint, Michael.
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Patients -- Sexual behavior.
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Psychosexual development.
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Psychosexual disorders -- Nursing.
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Sex (Psychology)
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Author |
Clifford, Doreen.
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Rutter, Marjorie, 1937-
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Selby, Jane.
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Wells, Diane.
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ISBN |
0443064431 (paperback) |
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