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Hi, I think the medical model for treating emotional problems - which means regulating people and treating them with medications is a thankless job. And the success rate pretty abysmal. There's a lot of exciting things happening in the area of mental health - breakthrough work that doesn't treat the patient as the problem - but help people create the lives - from wherever they are emtotionally. I'm in touch with several nurses who are doing more creative work both in hospital/clinic settings and in private practice. So, I'm hopeful that some of these developments will impact on how we as nurses practice psychiatric care. Anyone else have that sense?

Hi, you've been doing groups for about a year now, hope it's gotten easier/better. I'm in a training program that specializes in group therapy, called social therapy. They have a book called "Psychological Investigations: A Clinical Guide to Social Therapy" written by Fred Newman and Lois Holzman. I've gotten a lot out of it. I've been leading groups for many years and I think it's one of the best environments for helping people grow emotionally. Another author that's written some very interesting books on group therapy is Irwin Yalom - I think he's sort of the father of group therapy. Hope this adds to your repertoire.