Pam Schweitzer, Errollyn Bruce

Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today

Reminiscence in Dementia Care: A Guide to Good Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This practical guide is designed to give those who care for people with dementia a clear sense of how reminiscence can be used to greatly improve their quality of life. The book explores how reminiscence can contribute to person-centred dementia care and contains detailed descriptions of activities that can be used in a variety of care settings.

Produktdetails

• University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides
• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 414g
• ISBN-13: 9781843106494
• ISBN-10: 1843106493
• Artikelnr.: 23396642

Autorenporträt

Pam grew up hiking with her parents and siblings on many of the Grand Canyon trails. She is a former assistant surgeon general and rear admiral in the Commissioned Corps of the United States Public Health Service. She and her husband, Paul, have organized several Grand Canyon hikes for family and friends.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Faith Gibson, Emeritus professor of Social Work, University of
Ulster. Preface by Bob Woods, Professor of Clinical Psychology of Older
People, University of Wales Bangor. Introduction. 1.Dementia and
Reminiscence: Current Thinking. 2. Reminiscence in Dementia Care. 3.
Reminiscence Skills and Methods.4. Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today: A
Programme and an Approach. 5. Organising a Reminiscence Project. 6.
Training for the Project Team and Family Carers. 7. Reminiscence Sessions:
Retracing the Life Course. 8. Final Comments and Future Hopes. Appendix :
Useful Documents. References. Index.