Amazing Activities for Low Function Abilities

Amazing Activities for Low Function Abilities
Author: Amira Choukair Tame
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2017-03-09
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1532013094

Amazing Activities for Low Function Abilities addresses a growing public health issue in America: providing therapeutic activities for people with Alzheimers, other dementia disorders, and persons with low function abilities. A dedicated activities professional with many years of experience, the author champions the advancement of non-drug therapy for this population. Amira Choukair Tame has shared these techniques with other professionals through her caregiver training sessions and workshops. Her book includes therapeutic activities for caregivers to use for anyone with dementia. The text isnt just a list of activities. The techniques offered in the book are designed to assist caregivers in identifying individual strengths and weaknesses that will help them customize a set of activities suitable for diverse needs, and address the frustrations and difficulties encountered while caring for this population. The exercises are suitable for individuals at any stage of dementia, as well as those with low function abilities. A one-hour training video complements the book with an informative lecture and real-life examples.

Words Like Fire

Words Like Fire
Author: Kent B. Smith
Publisher: Balboa Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2018-09-17
Genre: Self-Help
ISBN: 1982209593

Words Like Fire will empower your communication to be dynamic and effective for specific results. Words are simply structured expressions and attributes which convey passion, emotions, commitment and desire. The term “Like Fire” means: The attribute of having dynamic energizing influence on people and things; the catalyst for change. Kent defines the difference between inspiration and motivation as, “Motivation is the reason or reasons one has for acting or behaving in a particular way.” Inspiration is the process of being mentally energized or stimulated to the point of action. Words Like Fire explains how to blend motivation and inspiration for greater accomplishments in all aspects of life.

LEGO®-Based Therapy

LEGO®-Based Therapy
Author: Simon Baron-Cohen
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 146
Release: 2014-06-21
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 0857009605

This complete guide to LEGO® Therapy contains everything you need to know in order to set up and run a LEGO® Club for children with autism spectrum disorders or related social communication difficulties and anxiety conditions. By providing a joint interest and goal, LEGO® building can become a medium for social development such as sharing, turn-taking, making eye-contact, and following social rules. This book outlines the theory and research base of the approach and gives advice on all practical considerations including space, the physical layout of the room and choosing and maintaining materials, as well as strategies for managing behaviour, further skill development, and how to assess progress. Written by the pioneer of the approach alongside those who helped form it through their research and evaluation, this evidence-based manual is essential reading for professionals working with autism who are interested in running a LEGO® Club or learning more about the therapy.

Behavior Solutions for the Inclusive Classroom

Behavior Solutions for the Inclusive Classroom
Author: Beth Aune
Publisher: Future Horizons
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2010
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1935274082

Each year there is a growing emphasis on the inclusion of students with special needs into the general education population. This book is a tool for teachers who have a student or students in their classroom whose behaviors are impeding their learning.

Diabetes Management in Long-Term Settings

Diabetes Management in Long-Term Settings
Author: Linda Haas
Publisher: American Diabetes Association
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1580404731

Diabetes Management in Long-Term Settings is a clinical guide for the treatment of elderly patients with diabetes. With the number of older adults growing exponentially and with a growing percentage of this group facing diabetic and prediabetic conditions, Diabetes Management in Long-Term Settings will help physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and administrators develop effective programs to care for this growing population. It is a practical clinical guide outlining the protocols of geriatric diabetes care and will be a sought-after reference for all clinicians.

Alzheimer’s Disease

Alzheimer’s Disease
Author: Ralph W. Richter
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 577
Release: 2003-10-10
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1592596614

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a devastating and dehumanizing illness affecting increasingly large numbers of elderly and even middle-aged persons in a worldwide epidemic. Alzheimer’s Disease: A Physician’s Guide to Practical Management was written by selected clinicians and scientists who represent some of the world’s leading centers of excellence in AD research. The editors are proud and grateful for their profound contributions. This book is particularly designed to assist physicians and other health-care professionals in the evaluation, assessment, and treatment of individuals with AD. At the same time, by illuminating the basic scientific background, we hope to provide state-of-the art information about the disease and possible future therapeutic strategies. The recent psychiatric treatment aspects of AD are also clearly presented. Because the early diagnosis of the dementia process is now considered of increasing importance, we focus particularly in several chapters on early changes and preclinical conditions, such as mild cognitive impairment and predementia AD.

Health Promotion

Health Promotion
Author: Michael L. Teague
Publisher: WCB/McGraw-Hill
Total Pages: 386
Release: 1992
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN:

Includes references, index.

Clinician's Guide To Neuropsychological Assessment

Clinician's Guide To Neuropsychological Assessment
Author: Rodney D. Vanderploeg
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 562
Release: 2014-04-04
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1135655855

Neuropsychological assessment is a difficult and complicated process. Often, experienced clinicians as well as trainees and students gloss over fundamental problems or fail to consider potential sources of error. Since formal test data on the surface appear unambiguous and objective, they may fall into the habit of overemphasizing tests and their scores and underemphasizing all the factors that affect the validity, reliability, and interpretability of test data. But interpretation is far from straightforward, and a pragmatic application of assessment results requires attention to a multitude of issues. This long-awaited, updated, and greatly expanded second edition of the Clinician's Guide to Neuropsychological Assessment, like the first, focuses on the clinical practice of neuropsychology. Orienting readers to the entire multitude of issues, it guides them step by step through evaluation and helps them avoid common misconceptions, mistakes, and methodological pitfalls. It is divided into three sections: fundamental elements of the assessment process; special issues, settings, and populations; and new approaches and methodologies. The authors, all of whom are actively engaged in the clinical practice of neuropsychological assessment, as well as in teaching and research, do an outstanding job of integrating the academic and the practical. The Clinician's Guide to Neuropsychological Assessment, Second Edition will be welcomed as a text for graduate courses but also as an invaluable hands-on handbook for interns, postdoctoral fellows, and experienced neuropsychologists alike. No other book offers its combination of breadth across batteries and approaches, depth, and practicality.

Foreign Language Teaching in Asia and Beyond

Foreign Language Teaching in Asia and Beyond
Author: Wai Meng Chan
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 337
Release: 2011-10-27
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1614510164

This book, comprising two parts, is concerned with both the science and the art of foreign language teaching, with a particular, but not exclusive, focus on Asia. Under the theme of “Theoretical foundation and research”, Part 1 of this book informs the readers about recent efforts in theoretical and empirical research which have had an impact on foreign language teaching or promise to yield results that will shape its future. These studies, not just from the domain of foreign language teaching but also its primary feeder disciplines of linguistics and second language acquisition, offer the necessary theoretical and conceptual foundation for both current and future research and practice. As its theme “Classroom practice and evaluation studies” suggests, Part 2 focuses on new and innovative developments in curricular and classroom practice, all built upon insights from research in the above-mentioned disciplines and poised to become standard practices. These projects include qualitative and quantitative evaluation studies which have yielded insightful data for the refinement and continued development of the projects and their underlying theoretical concepts.