Tom
Ryan, RPN, RGON, RCpN, DipAppSci(Nsg), DNE, Cert Adv Psych Nsg, Grad Cert Mental
Health (Therapies), FANZCMHN (46), based in Townsville, Australia, is a psychiatric
nurse, currently employed as Nursing Director for Mental Health and a Fellow of
the Australian and New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses. He is particularly
interested in developing recognition of psychotherapy as the core of psychiatric
nursing and in the articulation of psychiatric mental health nursing practice. Tom
has considerable experience and training in clinical supervision and promotes
it as essential for good practice. He doubts the existence of empathy, and as
a Buddhist favours the notion of compassion as a healing force in human relationships. Recent
research involvement has included the development of clinical indicators for the
ANZCMHN Standards of Practice for Mental Health Nursing in New Zealand.
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