| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 434 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Social work and dementia / Carole B. Cox -- Alzheimer's disease and non-Alzheimer's dementias / Darby Morhardt and Sandra Weintraub -- Assessment of individuals with dementia / Victoria Cottrell -- Social work and dementia / Katie Maslow -- The experiences and needs of people with early-stage dementia / Lisa Snyder -- Helping families face the early stages of dementia / Daniel Kuhn -- Family care and decision making / Carol J. Whitlatch and Lynn Friss Feinberg -- Coping with Alzheimer's disease: clinical interventions with families / Cynthia Epstein -- Culture and dementia / Carole B. Cox -- Psychoeducational strategies for Latino caregivers / María P. Aranda and Carmen Morano -- Model dementia care programs for Asian Americans / Nancy Emerson Lombardo [and others] -- Models from other countries: social work with people with dementia and their caregivers / Jill Manthorpe and Jo Moriarty -- Caring for persons with dementia in Australia / Teorrah Kontos -- Case management with people with dementia and their caregivers / Elizabeth Baxter -- Community mobility and dementia / Nina M. Silverstein and Lisa Peters-Beumer -- Social work and dementia care within adult day services / Jed Johnson and Marilyn Hartle -- Support groups: meeting the needs of families caring for persons with Alzheimer's disease / Edna L. Ballard -- Respite / Rhonda J.V. Montgomery and Jeannine M. Rowe -- Information to promote quality dementia care in residential settings / Sheryl Zimmerman -- Quality care in residential settings: research into practice / Jeanne Heid-Grubman -- Concluding remarks: the challenge for social work / Carole B. Cox |
| Summary |
Dementia is one of the most devastating illnesses as it involves a progressive decline in mental functioning leading to eventual total incapacity, affecting all aspects of diagnosed individuals. This book talks about the many factors associated with dementia and its care, and the ways in which social work involvement can be most valuable |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Dementia.
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Psychiatric social work.
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Social work with older people.
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Older people.
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Dementia [MESH]
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Dementia
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Alzheimer Disease -- therapy
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Dementia -- therapy
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Social Work, Psychiatric
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Aged
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Caregivers -- psychology
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Social Support
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Social Work, Psychiatric -- methods
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elderly.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Alzheimer's & Dementia.
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MEDICAL -- Neurology.
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Older people
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Dementia
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Psychiatric social work
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Social work with older people
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Cox, Carole B.
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| ISBN |
9780826101082 |
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0826101089 |
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1280823461 |
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9781280823466 |
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9786610823468 |
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6610823464 |
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