Observation in Health and Social Care: Applications for Learning, Research and Practice with Children and Adults

By: Andrew Cooper and Claire Kent and Clare Parkinson and Dr Duncan Mclean and Dr Pat Cartney and Gillian Ruch and Graham Music and Helen Hingley-Jones and Lucille Allain and Minna Daum and Stephen Briggs

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Synopsis: Examining and exploring new approaches to therapeutic observation in health and social care, this multidisciplinary guide discusses and analyses its uses in a range of practical contexts with children, families and adults. Developing good observation skills is paramount to sustaining relationships in the challenging settings that health and social care professionals find themselves in. This guide shows how observation is taught, applied in practice, and how it will be returned to throughout professionals' careers. Drawing on psychoanalytic ideas and theories of human development as a base for professional learning, the experienced editors and authors offer theoretically informed models to teach observation skills in professional programmes, helping their readers prepare for successful intervention in any setting.