Counselling and Psychotherapy in Primary Health Care

JAN WIENER is a Jungian Analyst and Research Psychologist. She works in three different settings: as an Adult Psychotherapist at Thorpe Coombe Hospital, Walthamstow, in her private analytic practice, and as a psychotherapist with a group of GPs in an inner-London practice.MANNIE SHER is a practising psychoanalytical psychotherapist and organisational development consultant. From both these positions he contributes to the development of counselling and psychotherapy services in primary health care and consults widely to organisations and governments in Britain and abroad on health-care strategies.

• AcknowledgementsPrefaceForewordHopes and Realities of Work in a Primary Care SettingThe DoctorCounsellor RelationshipThe Nature of WorkReferrals: Who really Needs the Counselling?Assessment for Counselling and Treatment OptionsOn-going Work in Primary CarePsychosomatic Illness: The Path towards a Common LanguageKey Professional IssuesDoes Counselling WorkAppendix A Key Terms and ConceptsAppendix B Professional Training for Counselling in Primary CareAppendix C Addresses of Organisations Interested in Counselling in Primary CareReferencesIndex.

'...this is an excellent new arena for highly effective therapeutic work...Jan Wiener and Mannie Sher have done an excellent job.' - from the foreword by Andrew Elder, Consultant in General Practice and Primary Care, Tavistock Clinic, London '...an important source of learning, bringing clarity and insight into often isolated areas.' - Journal of Counselling in Medical Settings 'Despite the open and accessible manner in which it is written, I found this to be a quietly provocative book which led me to think about the complexity and challenge represented by the application of psychodynamic thinking in a GP's surgery.' - Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy