Essentials of Dementia
eBook - ePub

Essentials of Dementia

Everything You Really Need to Know for Working in Dementia Care

  1. 240 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Essentials of Dementia

Everything You Really Need to Know for Working in Dementia Care

About this book

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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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Contents
  4. Foreword by Karen Harrison Dening
  5. Foreword by Kate Swaffer
  6. Preface
  7. 1. Dementia awareness
  8. 2. Dementia identification, assessment and diagnosis
  9. 3. Dementia risk reduction and prevention
  10. 4. Person-centred dementia care
  11. 5. Communication, interaction and behaviour in dementia care
  12. 6. Health and wellbeing in dementia care
  13. 7. Pharmacological interventions in dementia care
  14. 8. Living well with dementia and promoting independence
  15. 9. Families and care partners as partners in dementia care
  16. 10. Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care
  17. 11. Law, ethics and safeguarding in dementia care
  18. 12. End-of-life dementia care
  19. 13. Research and evidence-based practice in dementia care
  20. 14. Leadership in transforming dementia care
  21. Afterword
  22. Bibliography
  23. Join Our Mailing List
  24. Acknowledgements
  25. Copyright
  26. By The Same Author