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Informationen zum Autor Jaquelina Hewitt-Taylor, PhD BA (Hons) RSCN RGN Jaqui Hewitt-Taylor works as a Practice Development Fellow for Children with Complex and Continuing Health Needs. Her work includes developing and evaluating education and training opportunities for staff (including health care support workers, pre registration student nurses and Registered Nurses). Klappentext An increasing number of children and young people live with complex and continuing health needs, which often necessitate ongoing support from health and social care staff. Ideally, such support should be provided in the child's home, in manner which enables them and their families to achieve the highest quality of life. Providing Support at Home for Children and Young People who have Complex Health Needs explores general aspects of supporting children who have complex and continuing health needs and their families in their own homes, rather than discussing specific disorders, diseases, treatments or interventions. The text looks at working closely with parents, working in the family home, supporting young people who have complex and continuing health needs, understanding grief and loss, respecting the rights of children and young people and the ethical issues involved in supporting children, young people and their families. Other titles of interest: Caring for Children with Complex Needs in the Community Jean Teare 1-4051-5177-3 Nursing Care of Children and Young People with Chronic Illness Fay Valentine and Lesley Lowes 1-4051-4402-5 Zusammenfassung Puts the child at the centre of the provision of support and care Takes a unique focus on the day to day support! thus providing tools for the healthcare professional Discusses the elements of providing support in the home which influence the quality of provision. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Chapter 1. Children and Young People who have Complex and Continuing Health Needs. Chapter 2. Putting the Child or Young Person First. Chapter 3. The Child or Young Person as a Part of the Family. Chapter 4. Working with Pparents. Chapter 5 Working in the Family Home. Chapter 6. Supporting Young People. Chapter 7. Grief, Loss and Bereavement. Chapter 8. Choices and Rights. Chapter 9. Ethical Issues Involved in Supporting Children, Young People, and their Families. Chapter 10. Organisational Issues. Chapter 11. Working with Children and Young People and their Families. Appendix: Useful Resources. References. Index. ...
