
Essentials of Dementia
Everything You Really Need to Know for Working in Dementia Care
- 240 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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
- Cover
- Title Page
- Contents
- Foreword by Karen Harrison Dening
- Foreword by Kate Swaffer
- Preface
- 1. Dementia awareness
- 2. Dementia identification, assessment and diagnosis
- 3. Dementia risk reduction and prevention
- 4. Person-centred dementia care
- 5. Communication, interaction and behaviour in dementia care
- 6. Health and wellbeing in dementia care
- 7. Pharmacological interventions in dementia care
- 8. Living well with dementia and promoting independence
- 9. Families and care partners as partners in dementia care
- 10. Equality, diversity and inclusion in dementia care
- 11. Law, ethics and safeguarding in dementia care
- 12. End-of-life dementia care
- 13. Research and evidence-based practice in dementia care
- 14. Leadership in transforming dementia care
- Afterword
- Bibliography
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- Acknowledgements
- Copyright
- By The Same Author