{"title":"Nigel Sage","description":"\u003cp\u003eNigel Sage offers insightful and practical guides centred on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) tailored for those managing chronic and long-term health conditions. His work focuses on empowering patients and practitioners alike to address the emotional and psychological challenges that accompany sustained illness and palliative care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders will find a compassionate yet evidence-based approach within his books, exploring strategies for improving wellbeing and resilience in the face of ongoing health difficulties. These texts serve as valuable resources for healthcare professionals and individuals seeking greater understanding and support through therapeutic practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cbt-for-chronic-illness-and-palliative-care-by-nigel-sage-9780470517079","title":"CBT for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is a growing awareness of the need to address the psychological distress associated with physical ill health; however, current resources are limited and difficult to access. The best way to tackle the issue is by enhancing the skills of those professionals who have routine contact with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCBT provides the evidence-based skills that most readily meet these requirements in a time and cost efficient manner. Based on materials prepared for a Cancer Network sponsored training programme and modified to address the needs of a larger client population of people experiencing psychological distress due to physical ill-health, this innovative workbook offers a basic introduction and guide to enable healthcare professionals to build an understanding of the relevance and application of CBT methods in everyday clinical practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is effectively captured in \u003cem\u003eCBT for Chronic Illness and Palliative Care\u003c\/em\u003e by Nigel Sage, Michelle Sowden, Elizabeth Chorlton, and Andrea Edeleanu, which serves as a valuable resource for healthcare professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462679642348,"sku":"9780470517079","price":102.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780470517079-cbt-for-chronic-illness-and-palliative-care.jpg?v=1775021098"},{"product_id":"cbt-frontline-action-for-long-term-conditions-and-palliative-care-by-nigel-sage-9781118769270","title":"CBT Frontline Action for Long-Term Conditions and Palliative Care","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApply CBT techniques to emotional challenges of long-term illness\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCBT Frontline Action for Long-Term Conditions and Palliative Care\u003c\/em\u003e is a guide to the sensitive application of CBT to promote psychological well-being in people with life-changing physical illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, heart problems and multiple sclerosis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLiving with a long-term condition or life-limiting illness brings challenges that extend far beyond the physical. For many people, emotional distress, unhelpful habits, anxieties, dilemmas, and setbacks become part of the landscape of daily life. Those providing care—whether in hospitals, community teams, social care, or specialist palliative services—encounter these difficulties every day, often without the psychological tools they wish they had.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is written for those practitioners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCBT Frontline Action\u003c\/em\u003e offers a practical, respectful way of bringing psychological understanding into routine clinical work. It is designed for busy professionals who want to respond more confidently and sensitively when distress gets in the way of treatment, recovery, or quality of life. Its aim is not to turn readers into therapists, but to help them use proven cognitive behavioural ideas in straightforward, timely ways that fit naturally into their established roles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on many years of practice in physical health, mental health, and palliative care, the authors describe a clear pathway for using CBT Frontline Action (CFA): how to spot when it may help, how to understand what is happening for the person in front of the practitioner, and how to choose small, focused interventions that can make a meaningful difference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is arranged in three parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePractitioner Briefings\u003c\/strong\u003e, which outline the key actions and decisions in CFA, illustrated with practitioner characters whose experiences mirror those of real-world staff.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Manual\u003c\/strong\u003e, which explains the evidence, skills, and principles underpinning CBT in long-term conditions, accompanied by case examples that reflect the complexity and humanity of the work.\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Toolkit\u003c\/strong\u003e, a practical resource containing problem guides, techniques, information sheets, and record forms to support day-to-day practice.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, collaboration, empathy, and the importance of working with, not on, the people being supported are emphasised. 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