Physiotherapy, M ay 1986, voi 42 no 2 BO O K REVIEWS 61 C o u n sellin g in R e h a b ilita tio n William S te w a rt C r o o m He lm Ltd I985 Will ia m S t e w a r t is a S e n io r N ur se a t the S o u t h a m p t o n S ch o o l o f N u rsi ng . A g r a d u a t e o f the O p e n University, he received tr a i n i n g in cou n se lli ng at th e univer sities o f L o n d o n an d S o u t h a m p t o n an d has m a d e a p a rt ic u l a r stu dy o f the use o f couns ellin g as a m a n a g e m e n t skill. This b oo k was w rit ten for h e al th -c ar e w o rk e rs who sh o ul d, S t e w a r t believes, all incl ude a co un se lli ng c o m ­ p o n e n t as an integral p a r t o f their work. Th e p h il o s o p h y on which it is based is expressed in the following def in it ion :— “ R eh abi li ta tion implies the re st ora ti on o r m ai nte na nce of, o r the i m p r o v e m e n t in, the physical, m en ta l and e m o t i o n a l st at e s o f a pers on, o f an y age, suf fering fr om the effects o f congenital mishap, crippling disease, injury, ac ci de n t o r surg ical int erv en ti on . T h e social needs of the in di vid ua l, his fam ily an d th e society o f wh ich the perso n is pa rt , are crucial fact ors in the r e h ab ili ta tio n process w hc h is co n ce rn e d as m u c h w ith p re v en tin g f u r th e r d e t e r i o r a t i o n o f the c o n d it io n as it is with all evia ting the effects o f th e c o n d it io n by a p p r o p r i a t e t r e a t m e n t ”. C h a p t e r h ea din gs incl ude :— T he P h il o s o p h y o f R e ­ h a b i l i t a t i o n , T h e P h i l o s o p h y o f C o u n s e l l i n g , T h e P rac ti ce o f C oun sel li ng , Self -A wa ren es s, Body Image, Disease an d P ai n, Sress in Su rg er y , D ep re ss io n in Illness an d D isab ility, Relatives as C ar er s, T he T r a u m a o f S en so r y Loss etc. The re is n o th i n g o n the physical aspects o f re h ab i li ta ­ tive medicine, e x c ep t where these c a n n o t be se p ar ate d fr om the psychological. This is a rich, c o m p a s s i o n a t e b o o k , full o f those d ro p l e ts o f w is d o m which we recognise with a feeling o f e n li g h te n m e n t an d laden with r e m a r k s which we w ould like to sto re fo r use later, as qu o tes . Th is b o o k co u ld pro v e to be o f g r e a t value in the re s to ra t io n o f conf id enc e in the ability o f m e m b e rs o f the medica ll y-b ase d profes sio ns to c o m m u n i c a t e effec­ tively with thei r pati ent s. P at r ic i a C u m p s t y C o n d itio n in g fo r S p o rt (R e p 1984) ( ± R 40,00) D r N. J. W h ite he a d E. P. S p o r t , A + C Black ( P u b l is h e r s ) Lim ited, 35 Bed for d R o w L o n d o n W C 1R 4 J H Die ver sk illende fasette v an fiksheid in s p o r t w ord ter inleiding ver dui del ik nl. c a rd io -r e s pi ra to ri es e u it h o u v er - moe, st erk te en lenigheid v an spiere en 'n k o r t be- sk ry wi ng v an spesifieke v a a rd i g h e d e . O p w a r m i n g w ord kort li ks be sp re ek en ’n reeks len ig h ei d so ef en in g e w ord m e t f o to s uitg ebeeld. Di e oef en in ge t o o n geen begrip vir die m o o n t li k h e id v an ru gbe se rin gs soos dikwels o p g e d o e n d e u r atlete nie. ’n Bep lann ing va n h a r d l oo ps k ed u le s w o rd verduidelik en r o n dt e- oe fe n in g e w ord ko rt li k s be spreek. ’n Series van ve rs te rk in g so ef en in g e w o rd hi e r na b esp re ek en met fo to s uitgebeeld. D it d ek die b o o n st e en o n d e rs te lede- m a t e en o o k die a b d o m i n a l e spiere. D a a r w ord meestal v an gewigte g eb ru i k ge m a a k . D a a r w o r d weereens nie ru g v e r s o r g i n g in ge d a g te g e h o u nie. ’n Sis teem w ord oo k ve rd u i d el i k ten opsigte v a n be pa li n g en die ma s sa w a t as w ee rs ta n d g e b ru i k w o r d , ’n Beskryw ing lig die g eb ru i k van ge sof istikeerde o e f e n a p p a r a a t se v o o r - en nadele uit. Die sielkun dig e as p e k w o r d b espreek ten opsi gte van angsgevoel, a a n m o e d ig in g , pe rs o o n li k h ei d en vo rde ri ng . Die b oek bied in te res sa nte leesstof vir p e rs o n e wat nie veel va n s p o r t o f fiksheid weet nie, m a a r dit lig geen nuw e aspe k toe nie. Ingrid M a r r e n W ate r S p o rts fo r the D isab led ( ± R 65,00) F ir st E d it io n 1983 W a t e r S p o r t s Division: British S p o r t s A ss o c i a ti o n for the D isa bl ed E. P. P u b li sh in g Lim ited, B ra d fo r d R o a d Ea st Ardsley, Wak efie ld, West Y o rk sh ir e , W F 3 2 J N En gl an d Die b o ek is ingedeel in 26 h o o f s t u k k e m e t die eers te 4 as inleiding, keuse v an s p o r t en mediese ag te r g ro n d - ken ni s o o r o.a. ne uro lo gie se en fisiese p r o b l e m e en ha n te r in g van o.a. epilepsie. In die h o o f s tu k k e 5 to t 15 w o rd verskeie sp o r ts o o r te deeglik be spr eek (hengel, k a n o v a a r t , roei, seil, kus-seil, o n d e r w a t e r d u ik (s u b - a q u a ) wa ter sk i, k ra g b o o t , m od el seil en swem). In al die h o o f s t u k k e w a a r v an a p p a r a a t g eb ru ik g e m a a k w o rd , w or d a a n p a ss in g s van die be n o d ig d h e d e du ide li k me t sketse uiteengesit. Spesifieke fisiese p r o ­ bleme w ord toegelig. F o to s o m op leidin g te to o n , is baie duid elik en beskr ywe nd . ’n Hele h o o f s tu k w o rd o n de rs ke id el ik a a n swem vir die g e s t re m d e en w a t e r s p o r t vir die ve rs ta n d e l ik ge- st re m d e gewei. Hier w ord riglyne gegee. In die v ol ge nde h o o f s t u k k e w o rd h ip o t e rm ie , kleding en d ry fh ul pm id de ls bespreek. H o o fs t u k k e 20 - 25 hand el o o r meer praktiese p ro b le m e soos versekering, fasiliteite, o r g a n i s e e r v a n h u l p , o r g a n i s a s i e v a n k u r s u s s e en h a n te r in g va n die gestremde. Die laaste h o o fs tu k han de l o o r die to ek om s. Alles in ag g en o m e ’n ui t st ek en d e b o ek w at die leser o n e in d i g p ra k t ie se h ul p sal verleen en m o o n t l i k ’n p e r s o o n sal m o t iv e e r o m w a t e r s p o r t vir gest rem de s pl aaslik a a n te pak. Ingrid M a r r e n R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. )