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Social work and people with dementia: partnerships, practice and persistence
- Authors:
- MARSHALL Mary, TIBBS Margaret-Anne
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 248p.
- Place of publication:
- Bristol
- Edition:
- 2nd rev.
Current community care policies and increasing numbers of older people needing assistance mean that all social workers must be up-to-date in their knowledge, skills and attitudes towards people with dementia and their carers. This book, written by experienced social workers, provides guidance on best practice in a readable and jargon-free style. The book looks at medical, social and citizenship approaches, thus providing the latest thinking in the field; covers a wide range of issues, including often-neglected areas such as sexuality and the design of the built environment; provides contextual information about the old and new cultures of care; and discusses skills such as communication and practical assistance.
Astrid: a social and technological response to meeting the needs of individuals with dementia and their carers; a guide to using technology within dementia care
- Authors:
- MARSHALL Mary, Ed
- Publisher:
- Hawker
- Publication year:
- 2000
- Pagination:
- 51p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
This guide considers the potential of assistive technology to contribute to the care of people with dementia in the community. It has been written by members of the ASTRID project, involving the UK, Norway, the Netherlands and Ireland. It contains an introduction to the project, an account of technology in action, discussion of how to incorporate technology in a needs assessment, how to obtain and use assistive technology, and a review of ethical issues.
State of the art in dementia care
- Editor:
- MARSHALL Mary
- Publisher:
- Centre for Policy on Ageing
- Publication year:
- 1997
- Pagination:
- 260p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Collection of papers. Part 1 looks at listening to people with dementia and their carers and includes chapters on: collaboration and interdependence; remembering the relationship in family caregiving for people with dementia; the impact of dementia on young carers; hearing the voices of people with dementia; the experience of writing with people with dementia; and the uniqueness of people with dementia. Part 2 is on policies and services, including: the European Alzheimer Clearing House; taking dementia services in Victoria into the 21st century; public policy in dementia care; staff issues in hospital and in the community; old age psychiatry and older people with dementia; home based respite care; personal finances; elder abuse; and advocacy. Part 3 looks at working together, including: team approaches to risk management; joint working; workforce recruitment and development; and community dementia team development in Coventry. Part 4 deals with interventions, Part 5 with buildings, fixtures and fittings, Part 6 with staff training; Part 7 with younger people with dementia; Part 8 with the media; Part 9 is on evaluation and critique and Part 10 examines death, sexuality and spirituality.