Social Work and Dementia
eBook - ePub

Social Work and Dementia

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Social Work and Dementia

About this book

This practical book enables those already practicing or joining social work to consider the various ways that people can be supported to live well with dementia. Areas focused on include how the personalisation agenda is changing services through self-directed support, re-enablement and telecare, how risk can be managed while choice and independence are maintained, and how safeguarding of people with dementia can be positively practiced. The authors present information on essential new developments in the field of dementia care including changes in legislation and Government policy as well as providing examples of positive practice from around the country.

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Information

Publisher
Learning Matters
Year
2012
Print ISBN
9780857256218
9780857258397
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9780857256225
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Social Work
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. About the authors
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Foreword
  8. Series editors’ preface
  9. Introduction
  10. Chapter 1 An introduction to dementia and person-centred care
  11. Chapter 2 Legislation, guidance and dementia
  12. Chapter 3 Safeguarding and dementia
  13. Chapter 4 Personalisation and dementia
  14. Chapter 5 Promoting independence for people with dementia
  15. Chapter 6 The future of dementia care
  16. Conclusion
  17. Appendix 1 Professional capabilities framework
  18. Appendix 2 Subject benchmark for social work
  19. Appendix 3 Useful contacts
  20. Glossary
  21. References
  22. Index

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