Non-fiction ‘Skills-based Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder’ , by Professor Janet Treasure, Gráinne Smith and Anna Crane, pub 2007 by Routledge ‘Families, Carers and Professionals: Building Constructive Conversations’ by Gráinne Smith, pub 2007 by John Wiley and Sons ‘Anorexia and Bulimia in the Family’ by Gráinne Smith, pub 2004 by John Wiley and Sons Co-author and coordinator of ‘Fyvie Castle –…
Writing
My passion is writing in all forms of communication, including writing as a therapy… I’ve been writing, mainly stories, since I was a child. In fact, can’t remember a time when I wasn’t making up stories and writing them down. In 1997 I gave up my full time job to concentrate on writing. Mainly published in narrative non-fiction (John Wiley and Sons; Routledge), I also…
Anorexia: Effective Caring CD-Rom
‘Anorexia Nervosa: Effective Caring’ CD-Rom for Professionals and Carers, by Ulrike Schmidt, Janet Treasure, Chris Williams, Gráinne Smith, Catherine McCloskey, published by Media Innovations 2007 (Project won London NHS Innovations prize 2005; project in national final 20 out of entry of over 1000 projects)
Anorexia and Bulimia in the Family
‘Anorexia and Bulimia in the Family’, by Gráinne Smith, published John Wiley and Sons, January 2004. Practical support for carers family and professional, from family member whose daughter is now recovered and who has worked for many years on national and local support helplines, including NEEDS Scotland, EDA (now b-eat) and Samaritans. ‘Anorexia and Bulimia in the Family’, is based on own experience and that…
Skills-based Caring for a Loved One…
Skills based Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: the New Maudsley Method’ by Professor Janet Treasure, Gráinne Smith, Anna Crane, published by Routledge, June 2007. A practical book for family and other informal carers, based on a wealth of experience and research by a team of world renowned professional Janet Treasure , Guy’s Hospital, Kings College London, who has specialised in the…
Families, Carers, Professionals
In bookshops in Australia, Canada, USA and UK… Families, Carers and Professionals: Building Constructive Conversations’ , pub 2007, John Wiley and Sons, is for professionals (teachers, social workers, doctors, psychiatrists, MH nurses, and other professionals) who work with people with challenging behaviour – including autism, addiction problems, mental health issues, learning disabilities, eating disorders, ADHD – and for their families and other home carers recognising…
Open University development
Yesterday I attended my first-ever meeting of an Open University in Scotland Faculty of Health and Social Care group. This well-established group works on supporting and developing the involvement of service users and their family carers in training for professionals e.g. social workers. A most interesting meeting which focussed on the agenda of news of developments across Scotland with the addition (unusual at such a…