EBOOK: The Dementia Care Workbook

EBOOK: The Dementia Care Workbook
Author: Gary Morris
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education (UK)
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2010-02-16
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0335240097

The Dementia Care Workbook This workbook builds upon the person-centred approach to dementia care, and gives students, practitioners and carers a new way of looking at dementia and the people who live with it. The authors reflect upon the reality of working within dementia care and the importance of working positively with others to achieve the best care possible. The workbook is full of exercises and activities to try, all designed to help you engage and connect with the person with dementia, empowering both them and their families/carers. Key topics explored by the workbook includes: Understanding how it feels to live with dementia. Recognising the issues and feelings involved for family carers or healthcare professionals when caring for individuals with dementia Questioning your own care approach and attitudes to encourage more compassionate person-centred care Throughout the workbook, vignettes featuring two fictional characters living with dementia, provide examples of good and realistic practice and encourage you to examine your own practice and explore ways in which the care you give can be enhanced. The Dementia Care Workbook is a valuable companion and learning tool for all those working with people with dementia

Textbook of Dementia Care

Textbook of Dementia Care
Author: Graham Jackson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre: Dementia
ISBN: 9781138229242

This evidence-based textbook gives an overview of the whole topic of dementia, with an emphasis on practice. This book will support pre-registration students undertaking placements in the area and constitute an important reference for the workplace.

The Dementia Care Partner's Workbook

The Dementia Care Partner's Workbook
Author: Edward G. Shaw
Publisher: Companion Press (Company)
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-06
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 9781617222740

"The Dementia Care Partner's Workbook is a support group manual and a self-study guide for care partners of a loved one with Alzheimer's disease or another type of dementia such as vascular, frontotemporal, Parkinson's, or Lewy body. It provides 13 lessons for support group participants or individuals who desire independent study, as well as a free downloadable leader's manual valuable to professional or lay leaders from secular or faith-based organizations. Each lesson offers understanding, education, and hope and covers topics that include the different types of dementia, brain structure and function, stages of dementia, changing relationships, emotional and mental health challenges, communicating love, attachment loss and problematic behaviors, care at home versus residential care, wellness and self-care, existential and spiritual issues, important questions for doctors and attornies, and helpful resources for the journey."--Amazon

The Source

The Source
Author: Pam Britton Reese
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2022
Genre:
ISBN: 9781416411970

"The Source Dementia is a manual written for clinicians working with individuals who have dementia and their families and caregivers. The manual consists of therapy activities and techniques, handouts for caregivers and families, and several pages of resources"--

The Living Well with Dementia Course

The Living Well with Dementia Course
Author: Richard Cheston
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 121
Release: 2019-04-25
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1351008986

The Living Well with Dementia Course: A Workbook for Facilitators will be an indispensable guide to providing support to people after they have received a dementia diagnosis. The workbook provides facilitators with a realistic but positive approach to helping people with dementia understand and adjust to their condition, helping them to live as well as possible. This workbook outlines the Living Well with Dementia course, a post-diagnostic course for people who have recently received a diagnosis of dementia. Its session-by-session structure, along with e-resources including handouts for course participants, will help facilitators provide a realistic but positive approach to support after a diagnosis. Aimed at facilitators, and drawing on the authors’ many years of clinical and research experience, The Living Well with Dementia Course workbook will be of great assistance to healthcare professionals and support workers in many different settings, including specialist NHS dementia services, primary care services and the voluntary and community sector.

Mosby's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker - E-Book

Mosby's Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker - E-Book
Author: Sheila A. Sorrentino
Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences
Total Pages: 1197
Release: 2014-04-22
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1771720271

Mosby’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker prepares students to function in the role of support worker in community and institutional settings. The #1 text used by Support Worker programs across Canada and at Canadian-affiliated schools worldwide, the book covers the broad foundation of skills that support workers/resident care aides/health care aides need in order to perform their role safely and effectively. Comprehensive, yet easy to read, Mosby’s Canadian Textbook for the Support Worker makes learning easy with clear explanations of concepts and step-by-step presentations of procedures. Numerous full-colour illustrations, photographs, charts, and tables are combined with real-life case studies and examples to provide the reader with an outstanding learning experience. Covers key procedures for Canadian support workers – 95 in total Recognizes provincial/territorial differences in scope of practice Clear, detailed instructions in step-by-step procedures Evidence-based practice: chapter references supplied at end of book Reflects current Canadian practice and terminology Additional First Nations content Chapter summaries to aid student comprehension Rationales for all procedure steps Test Bank features higher-level taxonomies to allow testing that focuses on cognitive level Instructor’s Test Bank features higher-level taxonomies to allow testing that focuses on cognitive level And more!

The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Workbook

The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Workbook
Author: Rachel Winson
Publisher: Guilford Publications
Total Pages: 297
Release: 2017-01-13
Genre: Psychology
ISBN: 1462528503

Packed with practical tools and examples, this state-of-the-art workbook provides a holistic framework for supporting clients with acquired brain injury. Clinicians are guided to set and meet collaborative treatment goals based on a shared understanding of the strengths and needs of clients and their family members. Effective strategies are described for building skills and teaching compensatory strategies in such areas as attention, memory, executive functions, mood, and communication. Particular attention is given to facilitating the challenging process of identity change following a life-altering injury. In a large-size format for easy photocopying, the volume features 94 reproducible client handouts. Purchasers get access to a Web page where they can download and print the reproducible materials.

Effective Communication

Effective Communication
Author: Suzan Collins
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
Total Pages: 111
Release: 2009
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1843109271

Supporting people with a variety of difficulties including hearing loss, impaired speech, visual impairment, dementia and learning disabilities requires a range of communication skills. This book will provide workers with the ability to enable adults with limited or no verbal communication skills to make decisions, and to express themselves.

The 36-Hour Day

The 36-Hour Day
Author: Nancy L. Mace
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 361
Release: 2021-08-10
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1421441705

The 36-Hour Day is the definitive dementia care guide.