Embracing the Client Perspective in Mental Health Crises (Paperback)

Bonnie Jean Raingruber

ISBN 13: 9798823366076

Published by Cognella, Inc, San Diego, 2025

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Paperback. Embracing the Client Perspective in Mental Health Crises: A Collection of Poems and Reflective Practice Activities provides a unique exploration into the emotional landscape experienced by individuals during mental health crises. The book presents a poignant series of poems written by Bonnie Jean Raingruber, RN, Ph.D. that introduce nurses and mental health professionals to the depth of feelings and presentations common among those experiencing mental health challenges such as depression, mania, trauma, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and personality disorders. The poems reflect Dr. Raingrubers experiences working as a mental health nurse, a therapist, and a clinical nurse specialist in inpatient and outpatient settings. Written to enhance understanding and empathy, the book explores clinical conditions through poetry and provides readers with reflective practice exercises designed to teach the coping, writing, and reflecting skills necessary for mental health nursing. Readers engage with works that represent the inner voice of clients, each poem inviting introspection on complex lifescapes and advocating for client-focused care in nursing practice. Ideal for budding healthcare professionals who seek a compassionate understanding of patients experiences, Embracing the Client Perspective in Mental Health Crises is well suited for courses and programs in nursing, counseling, mental health, and related helping professions. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Embracing the Client Perspective in Mental Health Crises (Paperback)
• Publisher: Cognella, Inc, San Diego
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798823366076
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Embracing the Client Perspective in Mental Health Crises: A Collection of Poems and Reflective Practice Activities provides a unique exploration into the emotional landscape experienced by individuals during mental health crises. The book presents a poignant series of poems written by Bonnie Jean Raingruber, RN, Ph.D. that introduce nurses and mental health professionals to the depth of feelings and presentations common among those experiencing mental health challenges such as depression, mania, trauma, eating disorders, schizophrenia, and personality disorders. The poems reflect Dr. Raingruber’s experiences working as a mental health nurse, a therapist, and a clinical nurse specialist in inpatient and outpatient settings. Written to enhance understanding and empathy, the book explores clinical conditions through poetry and provides readers with reflective practice exercises designed to teach the coping, writing, and reflecting skills necessary for mental health nursing. Readers engage with works that represent the inner voice of clients, each poem inviting introspection on complex lifescapes and advocating for client-focused care in nursing practice. Ideal for budding healthcare professionals who seek a compassionate understanding of patients’ experiences, Embracing the Client Perspective in Mental Health Crises is well suited for courses and programs in nursing, counseling, mental health, and related helping professions.

About the Author

Bonnie Jean Raingruber is a child/adolescent mental health clinical specialist who worked at the Center for Nursing Research at University of California, Davis, and at California State University, Sacramento. She holds a master’s degree in mental health and a Ph.D. in nursing from the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Raingruber has been a nurse manager, psychiatric nurse, home health nurse, professor, and nurse researcher.