The theory behind the PDU model is outlined and the key principles underpinning it are identified. The PDU approach is clearly differentiated from the Nursing Development Unit model. Implementation of key principles is explored in depth, with reference to specific work carried out in the PDU. Issues of evaluation, potential future developments and applications of the PDU model are also discussed. The book is for nurses and other practitioners working in PDUs and NDUs, and for health professionals in any setting with an interest in clinical innovation, practice development, research and...

Cet ouvrage traite de la politique de la Suisse au Ghana, explique comment elle y fit valoir ses intA(c)rAats ou chercha A y dA(c)velopper une coopA(c)ration. Kwame Nkrumah, de retour au pays aprA]s ses A(c)tudes, fut A la tAate du mouvement secouant l'Administration coloniale et menant la CAte de l'Or vers l'indA(c)pendance, trois ans avant la plupart des pays voisins. La CAte de l'Or pouvait alors A nouveau s'appeler Ghana et fut gouvernA(c)e par Nkrumah jusqu'au coup d'Etat de 1966. Ouvertement socialiste et de tendance autoritaire, sa politique inquiA(c)tait rA(c)guliA]rement les...

Supervising the Counsellor and Psychotherapist considers how to meet the supervision needs of trainee and experienced counsellors, psychotherapists and other helping professionals using an integrative approach that will appeal to practitioners from a broad range of backgrounds and theoretical persuasions. The book charts the development of the supervisor as he or she moves through making the transition from therapist to supervising the work of others and includes consideration of the advanced competencies required to supervise experienced practitioners. This third edition brings a number of...