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Editorial introductions
Chapter
13 - Writing as a tool of Reflective Practice: sketches from inside the split
milieu of an eating disorder unit by Ben
Davidson
In chapter thirteen Ben Davidson
draws on experience as a student psychiatric nurse to sketch out some of the ethical
dilemmas facing practitioners working within a culture that is split. The experience
on which the chapter is based occured on an in-patient eating disorder unit. The
conflict between forms of physical treatment and psychological care are drawn
out, as are a number of complicated dynamics within and between the staff and
patient groups. Ben argues that by remaining alive to, and obstinately committed
to communicating one's experience, by writing and other means, it is possible
to find a role in such a situation.
