Kristine Cichowski

Living With Dementia Doesn't Mean You Stop Living

Practical strategies to support quality of life for your loved one and yourself.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Are you struggling to get your family all on the same page in understanding changes due to dementia? Do you feel uncertain or uneasy in how to respond when you loved one exhibits unexpected behavior? Or maybe you feel like you have hit a roadblock in communicating effectively and are starting to feel burn out? Kristine Cichowski provides practical strategies to help reframe your mental model on living with dementia. Designed to help all persons involved in dementia care - caregivers, family, friends, and health professionals - each chapter contains practical strategies to support interpersonal relationships with ways to address changes that occur at various stages of Alzheimer's disease and other related dementias. This easy to read, basic information guide will help you:Understand dementia, associated behaviors, and the fundamentals of dementia care Develop strategies for effective communication and challenging behaviors Identify ways to help your loved one stay engaged and included in meaningful activities Ensure continuity of care when living environments change Discover ways to enhance quality of life through use of Montessori principles Discover your ability to adapt, accommodate, and enhance care and quality of life for your loved one and yourself.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Power To Be
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Juni 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 242g
• ISBN-13: 9798986386706
• Artikelnr.: 64163309

Autorenporträt

Kristine Cichowski is an educational and business consultant who has worked in the healthcare industry for over 30 years. As a Certified Dementia Care Practitioner and Certified Montessori Dementia Care Professional, Kristine conducts seminars and workshops on topics of family empowerment, team building, and work-life integration. Kristine founded her company Power To Be, to help individuals, families, professionals, and community organizations connect to resources that enable self-determination, goal achievement, and active community participation. To learn more about Kristine and her work visit PowerToBe.net .