Mental Health, Spirituality and Well-being

This ground-breaking handbook explores the nature of spirituality and its relevance to the mental health and well-being of people coming into contact with health, social care, education and allied support services. Incorporating the perspectives and experience of over 35 leading academics and practitioners in the field, the book offers a practical guide that includes the contemporary context, details of relevant demonstration projects and therapeutic interventions, and issues for services, staff, managers, leaders and trainers. Opportunities for reflection and practice pointers and offered throughout. The book pays due attention to the current climate of the covid-19 pandemic and the trauma and mental health needs linked to it (both for patients and staff), black and minority ethnic and trans-gender issues, and the voice of mental health experts by experience. Organized into thematic sections, it offers an update to previous publications in the field, including a consideration of spirituality and the new landscape going forwards.

Sarajane Aris is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. She mentors both women leaders across the world in the not for profit sector and clinical psychologists across the career span. She is a committee member for both the British Psychological Society's Leadership and Management Faculty for the Division of Clinical Psychology, and the Political Psychology Section. Sarajane was the national lead for Spirituality for the British Psychological Society (2002-2010), and the psychology representative on the National Mental Health and Spirituality Forum during this time. She was responsible for setting up Derbyshire Mental Healthcare Foundation Trusts Spirituality Strategy and Steering Group (2009-11)) and founded the Transpersonal Network for Clinical and Counselling Psychologists and therapists in the UK (1997-2011). She was Head of Adult Psychology Services for Derbyshire Healthcare Foundation Trust for 10 years and Director of Policy for the British Psychological Society's Division of Clinical psychology (2012/13). She has worked within the NHS for over 40 years. Sarajane has contributed various chapters to books and articles on leadership, consciousness, and spirituality in mental health, amongst others. Her life is informed by the principles of love, compassion, wisdom and truth, and a wish to serve and collaborate with whomever she connects with.Dr Hilary Garraway is an experienced consultant clinical psychologist with over thirty years of therapy experience in various settings. She is currently the Enfield Adult Psychology lead in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust. Previously, Hilary specialised in Early Intervention in Psychosis helping to establish the Barking and Dagenham team and then moving on to work in Waltham Forest and then Enfield EIS teams, as well as having a successful private practice. Hilary has trained as an adult education teacher and is a BABCP accredited CBT therapist, trainer and supervisor. Hilary is an honorary lecturer with UCL, Kings College London and Hertfordshire University and teaches on spirituality and psychology, psychosis and CBT. She is a trustee of the Whole Person Health Trust which seeks to promote a more holistic approach to medical care. She is trained as a spiritual director and has an interest in contemplative spirituality, as well as in creative and therapeutic writing. Dr Hannah Gilbert, PhD has a BA (Hons) in Anthropology from Durham University, and a PhD in Sociology from the University of York. Her doctoral thesis explore spiritual experiences within the British spirit medium community. She also has an MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy & Counselling from the University of Derby, and now works as a psychotherapist. She is also the Charity Development Officer for the Compassionate Mind Foundation.