Includes bibliographical references and index.

Fundamentals of Communication for Compassionate Practice -- Essential Values for Communication, Compassion and Collaborative Care -- Essential Communication Skills: Building Blocks for Good Communication -- The Role of Attachment Theory and Cognition in Influencing Behaviour -- Enabling Positive Health Behaviour -- Communication Skills in Practice -- Communicating to Help Health Service Users Understand and Deal with their Condition -- Communication for Mental Health: Understanding the Effects of Stigma -- Communicating with People with Cognitive Deficits -- Communicating with Children, Young People and Families -- Communicating with Middle-aged and Older People -- Integrating Mindful Communication Skills for Complex Encounters -- Equipping for the Future: Theoretical and Ethical Issues -- Communicating Authentically in Organisations -- Maintaining Positive Values in Communication and Caring for Self and Others -- Communication Theory, Reflective and Ethical Practice in the ‘Swampy Lowlands’

Communication is an essential skill for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals when delivering care to patients and their families. With its unique and practical approach, this new textbook will support students throughout the three years of their degree programme and on into practice, focussing on how to develop person-centredness and compassionate and collaborative care.