Risk Assessment and Management for Living Well With Dementia

Informationen zum Autor Charlotte L. Clarke is Professor of Nursing Practice Development Research and Associate Dean at Northumbria University. Catherine E. Gibb is a Senior Lecturer at Northumbria University. John Keady is Professor of Older People's Mental Health Nursing at the University of Manchester and Greater Manchester West Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Heather Wilkinson is Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships and Research Director for the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh. Klappentext Focuses on risk theory and management in dementia care! for both health and social care practitioners. Zusammenfassung This book outlines some of the key issues in risk perception! assessment and management in dementia care in a way that is both practical and accessible to a wide range of practitioners. It develops an approach to risk that promotes choice for people with dementia whilst also acknowledging the complex challenges care providers face. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword. Part I: Introduction. 1. Key Issues in Risk and Dementia Care. Living and risk. Living well with dementia. Our background. Principles and aims. Part II: Different Views on Risk. 2. Living with Dementia: Living with Risk. Introduction. Perceptions and differing views. Dementia care and risk in developing countries. The views of people with dementia and carers. Everyday life. Summary. 3. Working with Dementia: Working with Risk. Introduction. Risk in dementia care practice. Risk dilemmas. Legislative framework. Balancing risk assessment. Summary. Part III: Risk and Your Practice. 4. Risk Management. Introduction. The importance of process. Risk framework. Risk communication. Risk assessment and management framework. Summary. 5. Developing Practice in Risk Management in Dementia Care. Introduction. Risk in promoting quality of life. Professional development and decision making. Changing society - matters of value. Future directions. Conclusion. Appendix. References. Index. ...

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• Authors: Charlotte L Clarke, Charlotte L. Clarke, Charlotte L. Keady Clarke, Catherine Gibb, Catherine E. Gibb, John Keady, Heather Wilkinson
• Assisted by: Catherine E. Gibb (Editor)
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.04.2011
• EAN: 9781849050050
• ISBN: 978-1-84905-005-0
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 216 mm x 113 mm
• Series: Bradford Dementia Group; University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides; University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General