ABSTRACT

First puiblished in 1998, this book provides a professional and practical guide detailing social work interventions for people with dementia and their carers. It uses case studies from practice situations to exemplify the usefulness and potential pitfalls of a range of interventive strategies. The book includes interactive learning in the form of activities and reflections that can be undertaken individually or in small groups. Thus, it will serve a directly educative, as well as an informative function.

part |2 pages

The context for practice

chapter 2|10 pages

The context of care management

chapter 3|10 pages

Competence

part |2 pages

Models for practice

chapter 4|20 pages

Crisis intervention

chapter 5|24 pages

Cognitive-behavioural approaches

chapter 6|18 pages

Task-centred practice

chapter 7|14 pages

Working with challenging behaviours

chapter 8|14 pages

Counselling and psychotherapy

chapter 9|16 pages

Reminiscence and life review

chapter 10|16 pages

Working in groups

chapter 11|18 pages

Dementia and elder abuse

chapter 12|10 pages

Networks and community interventions

chapter 13|10 pages

Empowerment and advocacy

chapter |4 pages

Epilogue