Confused, angry, anxious? : why working with older people in care really can be difficult, and what to do about it / Bo Hejlskov Elvén, Charlotte Agger and Iben Ljungmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Elvén, Bo Hejlskov, author.

Agger, Charlotte, author.

Ljungmann, Iben, author.

Contributor:

ebrary, Inc.

Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Care.

Older people.

Older people--Psychology.

Older people--Medical care.

Older people--Health and hygiene.

Dementia.

Behavior Therapy.

Aged.

Caregivers--psychology.

Dementia--psychology.

Social Behavior Disorders--therapy.

Scandinavian and Nordic Countries.

Medical Subjects:

Behavior Therapy.

Aged.

Caregivers--psychology.

Dementia--psychology.

Social Behavior Disorders--therapy.

Scandinavian and Nordic Countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 pages)

Place of Publication:

London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Working with older people in care can be challenging and frustrating, especially when they behave in ways that seem irrational, aggressive or unreasonably repetitive, and nothing you cars do seems to help. The authors of this useful and practical book explain how to understand the difficult and annoying ways in which older people in care can behave (especially people with dementia), how to stay calm and kind, and how to solve the problems they can create. With many examples of everyday challenges and how to deal with them, this book has the potential to change your working life. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part 1 Principles

1 Always Identify the One With the Problem 21

2 People Behave Well If They Can 25

3 People Always Do What Makes Sense 39

4 Those Who Take Responsibility Can Make a Difference 48

5 People With Dementia No Longer Learn 58

6 You Need Self-control to Cooperate with Others 69

7 Everyone Does What They Can to Maintain Self-control 74

8 Affect Is Contagious 78

9 Conflicts Consist of Solutions and Failures Require an Action Plan 85

10 Pedagogy and Care Involve Making the Right Demands in a Way that Works 88

11 To Lead Is to Cooperate 97

Part 2 Cases and Action Plans

12 We Work in a Garage 111

13 An Example from Everyday Life 115

14 People With Great Social Needs 130

15 Inappropriate Behaviour 136

16 Relatives Are People Too 139

17 Always Exclude the Possibility that It Could Be Somatic 145

Part 3 Extra Material.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 24, 2017).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Samuel Bellet Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Elvén, Bo Hejlskov, author. Confused, angry, anxious?

ISBN:

9781784504946

1784504947

Publisher Number:

99971132928

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.