Valuing older people : positive psychological practice
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Valuing older people : positive psychological practice
Wiley-Blackwell, 2010
- : cloth
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book examines the growing importance of positive psychology and its connection to later life.
Applies Social Role Valorisation (SVR) principles to care of older people, particularly those with seriously disabling conditions such as dementia, stroke, and multiple health problems
Provides a comprehensive body of positive principles and practical approaches for those who care for older people
Examines the impact of the devaluation of older people's lives in the context of societies dependent on technology
Demonstrates how more age-inclusive societies and open awareness of later-life issues are fundamental to strong communities, as well as to personal happiness and resilience
Table of Contents
List of Tables and Figures vii
About the Author and Book ix
1 The Psychology and Ecology of Ageing 1
2 Preventive Psychology in Later Life 17
3 Assessment in the New Paradigm 47
4 New Paradigm Principles for Intervention 59
5 Older People with Cognitive Disabilities 87
6 New Paradigm Principles of Service Design 135
7 Psychological Therapies with Older People 155
References 189
Index 199
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