Forgotten people : positive approaches to dementia care

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Forgotten people : positive approaches to dementia care

Jonathan Parker, Bridget Penhale

Ashgate Pub., c1998

  • hbk.

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Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-231) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

A positive and practical guide detailing social work interventions for people with dementia and their carers. It uses case studies from practice situations to exemplify the usefulness and potential pitfalls of a range of interventive strategies. The book includes interactive learning in the form of activities and reflections that can be undertaken individually or in small groups.

Table of Contents

  • What is dementia and why are social workers involved? the context of care management
  • competence in social work practice with people with dementia and their carers. Part 2 Crisis intervention
  • cognitive-behaviourial approaches
  • task-centred practice
  • working with challenging behaviours
  • counselling and psychotherapy
  • reminiscence and life review
  • working in groups
  • dementia and elder abuse
  • networks and community interventions
  • empowerment and advocacy
  • epilogue.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA42945305
  • ISBN
    • 185742414X
  • LCCN
    97049445
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Aldershot, England ; Brookfield, Vt., USA
  • Pages/Volumes
    xiii, 237 p.
  • Size
    23 cm
  • Classification
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