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Communication between provider and patient: values, biography, and empowerment in clinical practice
- Author:
- CLARK Phillip G.
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 16(2), November 1996, pp.747-774.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Communication between elderly people and their health care providers is becoming more important due to the chronic nature of geriatric health problems and their impact on quality of life. The purpose of this paper is fourfold: (1) to summarise the fundamentally different bases for communication between health care provider and patient, (2) to discuss the shortcomings of various methods (such as advance directives) to embody patients' wishes about their care, (3) to review new models of geriatric care that have implications for this communication process, and (4) to develop a framework - based on biographical methods and the concept of empowerment - that suggests some potential solutions to these communication problems.
Consumerism versus empowerment: a principal approach to the involvement of older service users
- Authors:
- BARNES Marian, WALKER Alan
- Journal article citation:
- Policy and Politics, 24(4), October 1996, pp.375-393.
- Publisher:
- Policy Press
Critically evaluates the particular approach to user involvement and user empowerment adopted by the British government, which it argues is overly shallow. The article use the term 'consumerism' to convey the market analogy underpinning the government's policy and contrast this with genuine empowerment. The article also contains an outline of the eight key principles according to which the empowerment of service users could be realised. Finally, a practical example is used to show how to achieve the empowerment of frail older people.
Pathways to empowerment
- Editor:
- PARSLOE Phyllida
- Publisher:
- Venture Press/British Association of Social Workers
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 202p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Comparative study of empowerment in social services, looking at Eastern Europe, Hong Kong, the United States and the United Kingdom. Includes chapters on: empowerment in social work practice; empowerment in a period of economic and political transition; empowerment under capitalism - the case of the United States; empowerment practice in social work in Hong Kong; empowering women; older people and empowerment in Britain; and work with families where children are at risk.
Empowerment in residential care for the elders: the case of an aged home in Hong Kong
- Authors:
- MOK Bong-ho, MUI Anita
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 27(1/2), 1996, pp.23-35.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
While empowerment is practised largely in oppressed communities of minorities, women and the disabled, it is an extremely useful concept and approach for social work practice in residential settings that are under undue bureaucratic and profession control. This article describes a pioneering empowerment project in a residential home in Hong Kong, which aimed at assisting residents to conquer their feeling of powerlessness and to speak up for themselves to improve their quality of life in the home. Argues that given the opportunity, residents of the home are willing and able to bet involved, organised and mobilized to promote their own well-being, and staff are able to see the positive side of empowerment and not feel threatened.
From cradle to grave: the future of social care. Alive and kicking
- Author:
- FLETCHER Peter
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 5.12.96, 1996, pp.iv-vi.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Older people can make a big contribution to the life of the local community if they are allowed to. Assesses strategies to enfranchise this neglected group.
Power to the people
- Author:
- NAZARKO Linda
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 9.10.96, 1996, pp.48-49.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Describes how empowering older people through rehabilitation can be one of the most rewarding experiences in a nurse's career.
The right to choose
- Author:
- GEORGE Mike
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 3.10.96, 1996, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Describes one social worker's dilemma when faced with an elderly woman who was at risk, but still wanted to make her own decisions.
Empowerment and older people: a practical approach
- Authors:
- BOUNDS Joy, HEPBURN Helen
- Publisher:
- Pepar
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 96p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Birmingham
Presents a number of practical ideas and suggestions for both managers and frontline staff across a range of support services to ensure older people maintain as much control over their lives as possible. Includes chapters on empowering people in hospital; sharing the load with carers; choice in day services; and enabling people to be themselves in residential care.
Hearing the voice of people with dementia: opportunities and obstacles
- Author:
- GOLDSMITH Malcolm
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 192p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Based on a series of interviews with people with dementia and professionals working in the field. Emphasises throughout the view that listening is vital to understanding the development of services. Includes chapters on: the possibility of communication; the disempowering experience of dementia; the different ways in which people may be affected; the importance of knowing a persons life story; the nonverbal ways people with dementia may communicate; and the means of communicating through challenging behaviour.
Reviewing care management for older people
- Editors:
- PHILLIPS Judith, PENHALE Bridget
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 159p.,bibliogs.
- Place of publication:
- London
Draws together research to highlight the successes and difficulties of translating the principles of care management for older people into practice. Focuses in particular on empowerment, needs-led assessment, and multi-disciplinary work.