Shibley Rahman, Robert Howard

Essentials of Dementia (eBook, ePUB)

Everything You Really Need to Know for Working in Dementia Care

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

To provide high quality dementia care, professionals need to be both knowledgeable about dementia and skilled in the provision of care. This book is an introductory reference guide that will help students, professionals and practitioners develop their skills and expertise to better respond to the needs of people with dementia. It sets out information and advice on essential topics, research and evidence-based practice within dementia care in a clear, sensible way.

Based on the standard course structure for higher and further dementia education, this wide-ranging textbook covers topics including dementia diagnosis, person-centred care and law, ethics and safeguarding. The new go-to book for the dementia curriculum, it is an invaluable tool for anyone wishing to improve the required core skills and values needed to care for those affected by dementia.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 240
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Januar 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781784507541
• Artikelnr.: 50707106

Autorenporträt

Dr Shibley Rahman and Professor Rob Howard. Foreword by Karen Harrison Dening. Foreword by Kate Swaffer.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. Introduction. 1. Dementia awareness. 2. Dementia identification,
assessment and diagnosis. 3. Dementia risk reduction and prevention. 4.
Person-centred dementia care. 5. Communication, interaction and behaviour
in dementia care. 6. Health and well-being in dementia care. 7.
Pharmacological interventions in dementia care. 8. Living well with
dementia and promoting independence. 9. Families and carers as partners in
dementia care. 10. Equality diversity and inclusion in dementia care. 11.
Law, ethics and safeguarding in dementia care. 12. End of life dementia.
13. Research and evidence-based practice in dementia care. 14. Leadership
in transforming dementia care. Afterword.