Part I Putting values into practice 1. Introduction to Mental Health Nursing: Past, Present and Future, Patrick Callaghan 2. Service Users expectations and views of Mental Health Nurses, John Playle & Penny Bee 3. Values Based Mental Health Nursing Practice, Linda Cooper 4. Evidence-Based Mental Health Nursing Practice, Patrick Callaghan & Paul Crawford 5. Caring: The Essence of Mental Health Nursing, Theo Stickley & Gemma Stacey Part II Improving outcomes for service users 6. Interpersonal Communication - Heron's Six Category Intervention Analysis, Jean Morrisey 7. Forming, Sustaining and Ending Therapeutic Interactions, Jeanette Hewitt, Michael Coffey & Greg Rooney 8. Working in Partnership, Alan Simpson & Geoff Brennan 9. Recovery and Social Inclusion, Julie Repper & Rachel Perkins 10. The essence of Physical Health Care, Helen Waldock 11. Fostering Guided Self Help, Judith Gellatly & Karina Lovell 12. Behavioural Activation, Dave Richards 13. Medication Management, Dan Bressington & Mark Wilbourn 14. Legal, Professional and Ethical Issues, Richard Griffith 15. Risk Assessment and Management, Sarah Eales 16. Practising Safe and Effective Observation, Julia Jones & Sarah Eales 17. The Recognition and Therapeutic Management of Self Harm and Suicidal Behaviour, Martin Anderson & Keith Waters 18. The Prevention, Recognition and Therapeutic Management of Violence, Richard Whittington & David Riley 19. Working with people with Substance Misuse Problems, Peter Phillips and Patrick Callaghan Part III A positive, modern profession 20. Interagency and Interprofessional working, Ben Hannigan 21. Personal and Professional Development, Sara Owen & Clare Fox 22. Leadership and Management, Neil Brimblecombe