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Values and Ethics in Mental Health – An Exploration for Practice

NEW PUBLICATION – IMPORTANT NEW PUBLICATION IN VALUES-BASED PRACTICE – TO BE PUBLISHED 20TH NOVEMBER 2015  IN PALGRAVE MACMILLAN’S NEW SERIES FOUNDATIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH PRACTICE

Values and Ethics in Mental Health

Values and Ethics in Mental Health. An Exploration for Practice by Alastair Morgan, Anne Felton, Bill (K.W.M) Fulford, Jayasree Kalathil and Gemma Stacey.

This book provides a comprehensive and exploratory text for those interested in developing a  knowledge of both ethics and values-based practice in mental health.  It is unique in being fully co-written by authors representing both service user and service provider perspectives Engaging with this exciting  text will enable the mental health practitioner to work more co-productively with service users within a humane and just approach to care.

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