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Social work and dementia |
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London: Sage, 2012. 141p. |
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This book focuses on the rapidly changing face of dementia care social work in the light of the personalisation agenda. The authors also address issues that have received relatively little attention in the literature, such as the number of people with dementia who experience abuse. The book has been written with the support of staff and service users from two English local authorities. The first chapter introduces the various forms of dementia, considers how it may feel to live with dementia and reviews treatment options. It closes with a discussion of the different paradigms of dementia: the medical model, the social model and the enriched model. The second chapter looks at legislation, guidance and dementia. Chapter three considers the challenges and complexities faced by professionals when safeguarding people with dementia. The fourth chapter demonstrates how the personalisation agenda is being used to transform social care particularly through self-directed support. Chapter five introduces the idea of re-ablement and telecare, looking at how these can contribute to promoting the independence of dementia sufferers. The book ends with a discussion of the future of dementia care and the role of social work within this. The book is aimed at both social work students and practitioners involved in supporting people with dementia and their carers. |
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adult safeguarding; assistive technology; dementia; good practice; independence; mental health law; older people; personalisation; person-centred approach; reablement; self-directed support; social care provision; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=c141a4e4-f59c-44e5-b5a1-4089141c3cfa |
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