Anti-discriminatory Practice in Mental Health Care for Older People (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Lane, Pauline; Tribe, Rachel

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Exploring the key issues around anti-discriminatory practice for professionals working in mental health services, this book looks at ways to improve the health and social care of older people from minority and excluded communities.

The chapters explore the issues involved in working with individuals from a range of minority groups, such as LGBT people, people with learning disabilities, people from black and minority ethnic communities, homeless people and people with dementia. The chapters cover important theory and research into discrimination, ageing and identity. Contributions from experts in the fields of mental health and working with minority groups provide practical insights into developing anti-discriminatory practice.There is also practical advice on culturally appropriate support for carers, cultural competency in end of life care, working with interpreters, and celebrating diversity, accompanied by supporting practical resources.

This comprehensive book will provide mental health practitioners and students with an essential understanding of anti-discriminatory practice.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Februar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780857009470
• Artikelnr.: 47703596

Autorenporträt

Edited by Pauline Lane and Rachel Tribe

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Pauline Lane and Rachel Tribe. Chapter One. Common Mental
Health Problems. Dr Maureen McIntosh and Dr Afreen Huq. Section One:
Establishing Some of the Key Principles of Anti-Discriminatory Practice in
Older People's Mental Health. 2. Conceptualising Ageing and
Anti-discriminatory Practice. Pauline Lane. 3. Humanising the Mental Health
Context. Maria Castro Romero. 4. Ageing, Ethnicity and Mental Health.
Rachel Tribe. 5. The Mental Capacity Act (2005) and Ageing. 6.
Anti-discriminatory Practice: Caring for Carers of Older Adults with Mental
Health Dilemmas. Rachel Tribe and Pauline Lane. 7. End of Life Issues.
Pauline Lane and Rachel Tribe. Section Two: Insights. 8. Ageing and Mental
Health Issues for People with Learning Disabilities. Mustafar Oladosu and
Rene Kyd Williams. 9. Ageing, Sexual Orientation and Mental Health:
Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgendered and Intersex Older People. Matt
Broadway Horner. 10. Understanding the Lives of Older Gypsies and
Travellers and the Impact of Inequality on their Mental Health. Siobhan
Spencer and Pauline Lane. 11. Social Exclusion and Anti-Discriminatory
Practice: The Case of Older Homeless People. Peter Cockersell. Section
Three: Additional Information and Practical Guidance to Support Positive
Practice. 12. The Rough Guide to Working with Interpreters in Mental
Health. Rachel Tribe and Pauline Lane. 13. Ageing, Food and Malnutrition.
Pauline Lane and Rachel Tribe. Index.