Threads of hope : counselling and emotional support services for communities in crisis / by Susan Dale.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dale, Susan (Susan Elizabeth), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Community mental health services.

Community Mental Health Services.

Medical Subjects:

Community Mental Health Services.

Physical Description:

xii, 204 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2016.

Summary:

On 1st October 2012, April Jones, aged 5, was abducted from outside her home in the small Welsh market town of Machynlleth. This led to the largest police search operation of its kind ever conducted in the UK, and a subsequent murder investigation and trial which was scrutinised by the international media. This book uses a collaborative narrative research process to explore the lived experiences of one specific group of community members who responded to this event by setting up, and running, a therapeutic project to support the community between 2012 and 2014. The author weaves together threads of the story taken from her own ethnographic journal, and co-researcher accounts, together with community updates taken from press releases and academic theory, to create an evocative narrative account that will enable readers to understand what it may be like to be involved in a therapeutic project of this kind. The book highlights some of the challenges and offers suggestions for community leaders, therapeutic practitioners and critical incident planners who may be considering setting up support in response to community trauma Book jacket.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Searching for April 10

Chapter 2 Meeting the Press 25

Chapter 3 Starting Point for a New Project 44

Chapter 4 The Beginning of a Research Project 57

Chapter 5 The Listening Point is Born 69

Chapter 6 Changing Leadership 79

Chapter 7 Moving to the Bryn-y-Gog Estate 91

Chapter 8 Setting up a Counselling Service 95

Chapter 9 Community Fun Days, Birthdays and Fireworks 103

Chapter 10 April's Garden 118

Chapter 11 The Trial 126

Chapter 12 Working with Young People 136

Chapter 13 Knitting, Creativity and Laughter 154

Chapter 14 Setting up Services for Communities Affected by Traumatic Events 167

Chapter 15 Ethical Considerations 172

Chapter 16 Endings 175

Chapter 17 An End to the Writing Process 185.

ISBN:

9781443887335

9781443887328

1443887323

OCLC:

944086288

Publisher Number:

99968869179