List of Contributors ix

Preface xv

1 An Introduction: Tracking Developments in Mental Health Practice 1
Cheryl McMorris

2 Service User and Carer Involvement: Co‐production 17
Nashiru Momori and Gabrielle Richards

3 Creativity as a Transformative Process 35
Diane Cotterill and Lucy Coleman

4 Group Work in Occupational Therapy: Generic Versus Specialist Practice 59
Catherine Beynon‐Pindar

5 Working with Alice Smith: Services for Older People 87
Caroline Wolverson and Alison Williams

6 Occupational Therapy Interventions for Someone Experiencing Severe and Enduring Mental Illness 109
Lindsay Rigby and Ian Wilson

7 Forensic Mental Health: Creating Occupational Opportunities 139
Jane Cronin‐Davis

8 Promoting Self‐Efficacy in Managing Major Depression 165
Gill Richmond

9 Veterans: Understanding Military Culture and the Possible Effects on Engagement 191
Nick Wood, Diane Cotterill and Jane Cronin-Davis

Index 223

About the Editors

Cathy Long is a former Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy in the School of Health Sciences at York St. John University, UK.

Jane Cronin-Davis is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at York St. John University, UK.

Diane Cotterill is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health Sciences at York St. John University, UK.