Overview

With the increasing population of older people, the number of people suffering from dementia is growing. It affects whole families and often it is the family who have to become the carer for the person with dementia. Allied to this increasing clinical and social problem comes the development of dementia care studies, as MSc courses and as modules within nursing and social work undergraduate and postgraduate courses. This book is designed as a textbook for these modules and emphasizes the importance of developing evidence-based practice. It provides a good understnding of the theoretical basis for practice as well as education student health professionals on practical solutions of care. Whilst being accessible for an undergraduate, the text explores pertinent issues to dementia care practice and offers a holistic approach.

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Author:   Trevor Adams ,  Jill Manthorpe
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Hodder Arnold
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780340810200

ISBN 10:   0340810203
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   28 February 2003
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Contents Section 1 Approaches to Practice 1 Constructing dementia Trevor Adams and Ruth Bartlett 2 Valuing people with dementia Helen Bartlett and Wendy Martin 3 Policy and practice in dementia care Jill Manthorpe and Trevor Adams Person centred practice 4 Working with people in the early stages of dementia Lindsay Rowan 5 Managing language and communication difficulties in Alzeimer’s dementia: the link to behaviour Karen Bryan and Jane Maxim 6 Counselling people with dementia Elizabeth Bartlett and Richard Cheston 7 Addressing the physical care needs of people with dementia Roger Watson 8 Caring for people with dementia Kay de Vries 9 Remebering and forgetting: Group work with people who have dementia Richard Cheston, Kerry Jones and Jane Gilliard 10 Positive communication with people who have dementia Jonathan Parker 11 Working with young people with dementia Maria Parsons Practice systems 12 Helping families cope with dementia Alison Marriott 13 Developing ethnically sensitive and appropriate dementia care practice Anthea Innes 14 Supporting and supervising in dementia care Mark Holman 15 Elder abuse and people with dementia Bridget Pendale 16 Maintaining quality in dementia care practice Dawn Brooker

Reviews

This book is successful in bringing together a range of experts from the field of demetia care to provide practitioners with some thought provoking and innovatory approaches to practice. -- Journal of Interprofessional Care 20040501 One of the book's strengths is the powerful series of case examples that bring important issues into clear, concrete focus and serve admirably to sensitize the reader to the plight of people who have dementia and the issues confronting carers. The book is a welcome addition to a growing literature that aims to enhance awareness of the plight of people with dementia, the duanting task of providing person-centred care, and the need to improve the quality of life not only of those who live with dementia but also those who provide care. -- Aging and Mental Health 20040501 A thought-provoking book, recommended for professional workers undertaking specialist practice or higher academic activity. -- Nursing Older People 20041101

This book is successful in bringing together a range of experts from the field of demetia care to provide practitioners with some thought provoking and innovatory approaches to practice. Journal of Interprofessional Care One of the book's strengths is the powerful series of case examples that bring important issues into clear, concrete focus and serve admirably to sensitize the reader to the plight of people who have dementia and the issues confronting carers. The book is a welcome addition to a growing literature that aims to enhance awareness of the plight of people with dementia, the duanting task of providing person-centred care, and the need to improve the quality of life not only of those who live with dementia but also those who provide care. Aging and Mental Health A thought-provoking book, recommended for professional workers undertaking specialist practice or higher academic activity. Nursing Older People

Author Information

Trevor Adams PhD MSc RMN RGN Cert Ed. CPN Cert. Lecturer in Mental Health, European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Trevor Adams is a Lecturer in Mental Health at the European Institute of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey. Following mental health nurse and general nurse training, Trevor worked as a Community Psychiatric Nurse Specialising in Older People in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Following completing of the Certificate in Community Psychiatric Nursing at Manchester Polytechnic, Trevor went into nursing education. Trevor completed a MSc Nursing Studies (Brunel University) and has a PhD on Community Mental Health Nursing (University of Surrey). Trevor has written widely on Community Mental Health Nursing to People with Dementia and co-edited ""Dementia Care: Developing Partnerships in Practice"" (1999) with Dr Charlotte Clarke published by Bailliere Tindall. Jill Manthorpe MA Reader in Community Care, Department of Social Work and Community Health, University of Hull, Kingston upon Hull, UK Jill Manthorpe is Reader in Community Care at the University of Hull. She has worked in the voluntary sector for many years and is currently Chair of the Hull and East Riding Adult Protection Committee and Chair of the Hull Carers' Strategy Group. She is Vice-Chair of the Social Services Research Group.

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