CLEAR Dementia Care© (eBook)

A Model to Assess and Address Unmet Needs

Dr MF Duffy (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2019
176 Seiten
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78450-576-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Behaviour that challenges is often a sign of distress experienced by a person with dementia as they try to cope with the daily stresses of living with their condition. This book shows how to understand challenging behaviour in the context of unmet needs, with effective assessment tools for personalised interventions and enhanced dementia care.

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The CLEAR Dementia Care(c) model is an effective method of assessing behaviour that challenges, through an understanding that such behaviour may be a way of communicating unmet needs. This book explains the many factors that contribute to challenging behaviour and how a greater understanding of this can enhance quality of life and lead to better care for the person with dementia in both hospital and residential settings.Discussing how people with dementia have the same needs as everyone else, the book helps to understand dementia from the perspective of the person experiencing it. It features case studies with examples of how to interpret signs of distress and develop an appropriate intervention plan. The model includes person-centred assessment of cognition, life story and personality, emotional and physical wellbeing, activity and environment, and relationships. Also included are easy-to-use photocopiable assessment tools, proven to facilitate a more accurate understanding of behaviour.

Autor

Dr Frances Duffy is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Older Adults. She is also Clinical Lead for the Northern Health and Social Care Trust Memory Service and Dementia Home Support Team. She lives in County Antrim, Northern Ireland.

Inhalt

Introduction. 1. What is dementia? 2. Seeing beyond the label. 3. Understanding behaviour in dementia. 4. Engaging with carers. 5. What is CLEAR Dementia Care? 6. Assessing behaviours that challenge. 7. Developing appropriate interventions. 8. Case examples. Appendices. The CLEAR Dementia Care model. Assessment process. Assessment tool. Behaviour record charts. Medication record charts. Initial contact document. Review document. Summary/discharge document.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 21.3.2019
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Geriatrie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege ► Altenpflege
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: care homes • challenging behaviour • Communication • Hospital • Journal of Dementia Care • Newcastle Model • Nursing home • person centred care • quality of life • Residential Care • young onset dementia
• ISBN-10: 1-78450-576-5 / 1784505765
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78450-576-9 / 9781784505769