Social work and people with dementia
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-86134-702-2 (ISBN)
Working with dementia:
· looks at medical, social and citizenship approaches, thus providing the very latest thinking in the field;
· covers a wide range of issues, including often-neglected areas such as sexuality and the design of the built environment;
· provides contextual information about the old and new cultures of care; and
· discusses skills such as communication and practical assistance.
This book is essential reading for social work and social care students, social workers undertaking CPD, and social and care workers transferring to dementia care from other fields.
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Mary Marshall has recently retired as director of the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling. She is the author of numerous books on work with older people and older people with dementia Margaret-Anne Tibbs was a specialist social worker with dementia in Bedfordshire. She is author of Social Work and Dementia (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001) and is now a freelance consultant/trainer in dementia care.
Contents: Introduction; Part 1: The new culture of dementia care: Introduction; Old culture; New culture; Part 2: The context: Introduction; Demographics; What is dementia?; Policy and legal context; Part 3: The experience of dementia: Introduction; Personhood; Physical health; The way the person is treated by others; Continuum of mistreatment through malig. social psychology to abuse; Behaviour with others find difficult; Emotional needs; Dilemmas; Citizenship; Part 4: Communication: Introduction; Communicating with people with dementia; Communicating with carers; Communicating with colleagues; Communicating with the public; Part 5: Obtaining practical help: Introduction; Diagnosis; Assessment; Care management; Claiming benefits; Advocacy; Part 6: The care environment: Introduction; Design; Modern technology; Food; Activities; Part 7: Making it work: Service development; Staff support; Personal survival; Training; Part 8: Therapy: Introduction; Behaviour management; Internal influences; External influences; Factors in the world at large; How do we decide which we opt for?; Counseling; Counseling poeple with dementia; Counseling carers; Counseling paid staff; Group work; Family therapy; Part 9: The future: Introduction; Listen to people and their carers; Give dementia care the status it deserves; Embrace the new culture of dementia care; Don't allow a split to develop between health and social care professionals; The focus of the caring organizations should be on the 'front-line'; Specialization; The law; Public awareness; Conclusion.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 8.11.2006 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | BASW/Policy Press titles |
| Zusatzinfo | Not illustrated |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie | |
| Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-86134-702-2 / 1861347022 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-86134-702-2 / 9781861347022 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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