The Pool Activity Level (PAL) instrument for occupational profiling : a practical resource for carers of people with cognitive impairment / Jackie Pool.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pool, Jackie, 1957-

Series:

Bradford Dementia Group good practice guides.

Bradford Dementia Group good practice guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dementia--Treatment.

Dementia.

Occupational therapy.

Dementia--Patients--Care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

4th ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This fourth edition contains all the latest research on the use of the PAL Instrument, new information on using the PAL Checklist to carry out sensory interventions and information about how a new online PAL tool supports the book. It features photocopiable activity checklists and plans that help to match users' abilities with activities.

Contents:

The Pool Activity Level (PAL) instrument

The four activity levels

Assessing the validity and reliability of the Pool Activity Level (PAL) checklist for use with older people with dementia

Life history work

PAL checklist case studies

Planning interventions : completing the Pool Activity Level (PAL) profile and the PAL individual action plan

Implementing interventions

Planning and implementing sensory interventions / Lesley Collier

Seeing results : aims and rationale of the PAL instrument

Table top games activity pack

Social games activity pack

Creative activities pack

Sensory activities pack.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786613363930

9781283363938

1283363933

9780857004635

0857004638

OCLC:

769263069