Life story work with people with dementia : ordinary lives, extraordinary people / edited by Polly Kaiser and Ruth Eley ; foreword by Tommy and Joyce Dunne.
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TextPublisher: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017Description: 277 pages : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780857009142 (ebook)Subject(s): Dementia -- Patients -- Care | Narrative therapy | Autobiography -- Therapeutic use | Health and Wellbeing | Care of the elderly | Care of the mentally ill | Age groups: the elderlyGenre/Form: Online access: Click here to access online Also available in printed form ISBN 9781849055055Summary: Supporting the current focus on living well with dementia, this book shows how to carry out life story work with people with dementia in a variety of settings. Focusing on the practicalities of carrying out life story work and highlighting its benefits, it also includes case studies which will inspire the provision of individualised care. Introducing life story work, a way for people with dementia to connect with their relatives, carers and the professionals working with them. This evidence-based book explains the many benefits of life story work, with practical guidance for introducing it in a variety of settings. The authors show how life story work can empower people with dementia to inform care practitioners and family members what care and support they may need now and in the future, by taking into account their past and their future wishes and aspirations. The book includes practical information on how to get started, ethical considerations such as consent and confidentiality, and considers issues of diversity and how to address them. The voices of practitioners, researchers and family carers sit alongside those of people living with dementia to present a wide-range of perspectives on life story work.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Supporting the current focus on living well with dementia, this book shows how to carry out life story work with people with dementia in a variety of settings. Focusing on the practicalities of carrying out life story work and highlighting its benefits, it also includes case studies which will inspire the provision of individualised care. Introducing life story work, a way for people with dementia to connect with their relatives, carers and the professionals working with them. This evidence-based book explains the many benefits of life story work, with practical guidance for introducing it in a variety of settings. The authors show how life story work can empower people with dementia to inform care practitioners and family members what care and support they may need now and in the future, by taking into account their past and their future wishes and aspirations. The book includes practical information on how to get started, ethical considerations such as consent and confidentiality, and considers issues of diversity and how to address them. The voices of practitioners, researchers and family carers sit alongside those of people living with dementia to present a wide-range of perspectives on life story work.
Also available in printed form ISBN 9781849055055
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