The aim of this study is to obtain insight, from a patients perspective, into the results and essential components of treatment in specialist settings for so-called difficult patients in mental health care. In cases where usual hospital treatment is not successful, a temporary transfer to another, specialist …

In recent publications in International Journals in 2010 and 2011, I described the phenomenon of a new approach to education and training called ‘Gyroscopic Management’ (See list publications). To give the reader an insight and overview of this, I will introduce and explain this gyroscopic management …

De Creatief procestheorie is een waardevolle grondslag gebleken voor de Creatieve Therapie in Nederland. Door diverse ontwikkelingen is de Creatief procestheorie als zodanig minder zichtbaar geworden binnen het onderwijs en de vakliteratuur. Hierdoor heeft de ontwikkeling in zowel verbreding als verdieping …

Ethnomusicology-at-home and grounded theory. Presentation of paper `Ethnomusicology-at-Home and Grounded Theory' at the 41st World Conference of the International Council for Traditional Music ICTM, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 14/7/2011.

Deze onderzoeksscriptie is gebaseerd op de onderzoeksvraag 'Hoe kan dramatherapie toegepast worden bij zelfbeschadigend gedrag onder adolescenten en jongvolwassen met persoonlijkheidsproblematiek?' De subvraag was als volgt: 'Hoe werken diverse ervaren (psycho)dramatherapeuten met het symptoom zelfbeschadiging …

Paper presented at the 41st World Conference of the International Council for Traditional Music ICTM, St John's, Newfoundland, Canada, 14/7/2011.

Implementing evidence-based guidelines is not a simple task. This study aimed to define barriers to and facilitators for implementing the proven and effective Community Occupational Therapy in Dementia (COTiD) guideline for older people with dementia and their carers. The qualitative method we used was …

Across all health care settings, certain patients are perceived as ‘difficult’ by clinicians. This paper’s aim is to understand how certain patients come to be perceived and labelled as ‘difficult’ patients in community mental health care, through mixed-methods research in The Netherlands between June …

The aim of this study is to obtain insight, from a patient's perspective, into the results and essential components of treatment in specialist settings for so-called ‘difficult’ patients in mental health care. In cases where usual hospital treatment is not successful, a temporary transfer to another, …

Het doel van dit onderzoek was het ontwikkelen van een nieuw werkmodel, welk zowel gebaseerd is op theoretische onderbouwing alsook de ervaringen en meningen van vier muziektherapeuten. Daarvoor worden oude rapportages van de desbetreffende cliënt via technieken uit de “Grounded Theory” analyseert. De …