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Supporting people to live with and manage long-term physical health conditions

Hamilton-West, Kate E. (2021) Supporting people to live with and manage long-term physical health conditions. In: Forshaw, Mark, ed. Health Psychology in Clinical Practice. Routledge. E-ISBN 978-1-00-312046-9. (doi:10.4324/9781003120469) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:100416)

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Abstract

Working clinically as a Health Psychologist involves adopting approaches which are evidence-based and appropriately tailored to the individual and context, drawing on relevant research and theory. As such, Health Psychologists involved in direct patient care must develop and maintain a broad set of knowledge, skills and competencies, applying these across a range of roles, environments and areas of specialism. This chapter provides a personal account of the author’s experience as a Health Psychologist specialising in improving care and support for people with long-term physical health conditions, considering how patient care fits with other aspects of her role, including research, teaching, supervision, consultancy, service development, delivery and leadership. The factors that shape our work as Health Psychologists are also considered, including regulatory frameworks and contextual factors operating at organisational, regional, national and global levels. Opportunities and challenges for Health Psychologists involved in direct patient care are discussed, together with suggested future directions for Health Psychology practice.

Item Type: Book section
DOI/Identification number: 10.4324/9781003120469
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division for the Study of Law, Society and Social Justice > School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research > Centre for Health Services Studies
Depositing User: Kate Hamilton-West
Date Deposited: 10 Mar 2023 11:37 UTC
Last Modified: 13 Mar 2023 10:46 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/100416 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Hamilton-West, Kate E..

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