By Andrew Papadopoulos
July 20, 2023
This book is primarily aimed at care workers and other practitioners whose roles involve working directly with older individuals, couples and families experiencing abuse, and who seek to enhance their knowledge and skills concerning psychological therapies....
By Carole Pound, Susie Parr, Jayne Lindsay, Celia Woolf
May 05, 2017
This book focuses explicitly on therapeutic techniques developed from a social model approach to disability and learning to live with difference. It describes theories, activities and methods of implementation developed from the work of Connect with people with long term aphasia. "Theoretical ...
By Trevor Powell
February 01, 2017
This popular and bestselling book has been brought up to date with the latest information on caring for someone with a head injury. Newly published, it includes an additional chapter on long term emotional adjustment, plus extended sections on other types of brain injury, returning to work, anger ...
By Graham Stokes
May 24, 2017
Understanding socially disruptive behavior in dementia is never easy. Most explanations offer neither solace nor solutions for families and carers, and treatment is often characterized by policies of control and containment. The result of Graham Stokes' 15 years of clinical work with people who are...
By Tessa Perrin
February 01, 2017
There are many activity manuals on the market today but this publication is the first to offer a clear guideline on exactly what constitutes good practice in activity provision. Written by the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People (NAPA), a charity whose remit is to set ...
By Tessa Perrin
February 01, 2017
Once viewed as entertainment, activity provision is increasingly being seen as of therapeutic value and an integral part of quality care practice. This change has been so rapid and far-reaching that many staff teams have been left behind, attempting to address new culture requirements with old ...
By Fiona Goudie
December 31, 2010
Replacing the successful "Working with Dementia", this edition draws together many new ideas and practical approaches from a wide variety of professionals working at the leading edge of the provision of services to people with dementia and provides a comprehensive account of current best practice. ...