Volume 14, Issue 1, July 2008

Type of article Title Page

EDITORAL

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Penny Gripper

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NEWS

Chair’s report.

Julie Carr

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NEWS

The launch of the Research Centre for Occupation and Mental Health. Speaker: Katrina Bannigan, Reader in Occupational Therapy, York St John University.

Alison Meiklejohn

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FEATURE

Reflections on a year in Condition Management: From Occupational Therapist to Clinical Case Manager.

Sarah Armstrong and Liz Woof

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FEATURE

Community psychologists express concerns about an emphasis on CBT and similar therapies.

Jacqui Akhurst

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THE VOICE

Is it time to rename Schizophrenia?

David Sweetsur

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FEATURE

Reflections on being part of a critically appraised topic (CAT) group.

Rachel Johnson and Libby Cashmore

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FEATURE

Promoting mental health through activity in a consumer society.

Jennifer Creek

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NEWS

Eating Disorders SIG forthcoming study day.

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NEWS

UKOTRD scholarship information.

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CONFERENCE

Annual lecture of the 11th Annual Conference for Occupational Therapists working in Mental Health - The occupational therapy role in a service for people who have experienced psychological traumas as a result of the conflict in Northern Ireland.

by Geraldine Hamilton

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CONFERENCE

The Annual Mental Health Occupational Therapy Debate 2008.

compiled by Simon Hughes

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CONFERENCE

11th annual conference COT Specialist Section – Mental Health 2008: Recovery and Pathways at the Queens Hotel, Leeds, 28th -29th April 2008.

compiled by Jane Clewes

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NEWS

Minutes of the AGM of the COT Specialist Section – Mental Health (April 2008).

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NEWS

Scottish Government Improvement and Support Team: Long Term Conditions and Mental Health Collaborative - launch event 24th April 2008.

reported by Alison Meiklejohn

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LETTER

Re: Motivation and engagement.

Janet McClean

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RESPONSE TO LETTER

The cycle of change floormat: a response to Janet McClean’s letter to the editor ‘Re: Motivation and engagement’.

Jane Clewes

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CD-ROM REVIEW

Deep relaxation by Andrew Johnson of the Training Toolbox – CD disc review.

reviewed by Justine Forster, Eric Grundy, Emma Norris and a relaxation tape user.

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BOOK REVIEWS

Pool J (2008) The pool activity level (PAL) instrument for occupational profiling. A practical resource for concerns of people with cognitive impairment (3rd edition). Jessica Kingsley Publishers. reviewed by

Claire Thorpe and Alison Bullock

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Advancing Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Practice. Edited by Elizabeth Anne McKay, Christine Craik, Kee Hean Lim and Gabrielle Richards. Wiley-Blackwell, Blackwell Publishing. reviewed by Simon Hughes

compiled by Simon Hughes

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