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Hearing the person with dementia : person-centred approaches to communication for families and caregivers / Bernie McCarthy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McCarthy, Bernie.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Dementia--Nursing.
- Dementia.
- Dementia--Patients--Care--Psychological aspects.
- Dementia--Patients--Family relationships.
- Medical personnel and patient.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (114 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This book clearly explains what happens to communication as dementia progresses. Advocating a person-centred approach to dementia care, the author describes methods of verbal and non-verbal communication, techniques for communicating with people who cannot speak or move easily, and strategies for communicating more effectively.
- Contents:
- Hearing the Person with Dementia: Person-Centred Approaches to Communication for Families and Caregivers; Introduction; Chapter 1 Communication; Sometimes it's a struggle; Dementia and the brain; The brain in daily functioning; Exercise 1.1: Brain functions in everyday life; Chapter 2 Hearing the Person - VIPS; VIPS: Value; Exercise 2.1: VIPS - Value: personhood, well-being and ill-being; VIPS: Individual; Exercise 2.2: VIPS - Individual; VIPS: Perspective; Exercise 2.3: VIPS - Perspectives; VIPS: Social; Exercise 2.4: VIPS - Social; Chapter 3: How Do We Actually Communicate?
- Empathy, imagination and defensivenessExercise 3.1: Communicating verbally; Exercise 3.2: Communicating nonverbally; Chapter 4; Managing your own needs; Exercise 4.1; Chapter 5; In the shower; At mealtimes; Dressing; Going to the toilet; Going out; Getting bored; Making mistakes; Exercise 5.1; Chapter 6; When you have reached your limit; Staying away from your limit; Daily routine with space for your needs; Carers get depressed sometimes; What resources do you have?; Exercise 6.1; Conclusion; Appendix; Signs of well-being; Signs of ill-being; References; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283905596
- 1283905590
- 9780857004994
- 0857004999
- OCLC:
- 711747305
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