CLEAR Dementia Care169; - A Model to Assess and Address Unmet Needs

Informationen zum Autor Dr Frances Duffy is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Older Adults. She is also Clinical Lead for the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Memory Service and Dementia Home Support Team. She lives in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Klappentext Behaviour that challenges is often a sign of distress experienced by a person with dementia as they try to cope with the daily stresses of living with their condition. This book shows how to understand challenging behaviour in the context of unmet needs, with effective assessment tools for personalised interventions and enhanced dementia care. Zusammenfassung Behaviour that challenges is often a sign of distress experienced by a person with dementia as they try to cope with the daily stresses of living with their condition. This book shows how to understand challenging behaviour in the context of unmet needs! with effective assessment tools for personalised interventions and enhanced dementia care. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements. 1. Dementia and the Brain. 2. Types of Dementia. 3. Dementia and Loss. 4. Dementia and Sense of Self. 5. Understanding Behaviour. 6. Recording Behaviour. 7. What Do People with Dementia Need? 8. Domains of CLEAR Dementia Care(c). 9. The Experience of Carers. 10. Supporting Care Staff. 11. Case Example Margaret. Appendices. References.

Product details

• Authors: Duffy, Dr Frances Duffy, Dr MF Duffy, Frances Duffy, Mf Duffy, Duffy Frances
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9781785922763
• ISBN: 978-1-78592-276-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 216 mm x 278 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system