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Not "them and us": simply us!: trainer's pack
- Authors:
- ARCHIBALD Carole, MURPHY Charlie
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 1995
- Pagination:
- 54p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This Training Pack is in response to many requests for training material on activities for people with dementia. The training pack helps staff to look at the why, how and what of activities. The pack has many applications but it is primarily aimed at managers and co-ordinators who train staff in their place of work. The pack helps staff to develop and improve their practice with regard to activities.
A resource pack for working with older prisoners
- Author:
- NACRO
- Publisher:
- NACRO
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 55p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The pack is aimed at wing-based prison staff, disability liaison officers and peer support workers so that they can implement good practice ideas and set up activities where they work. It is made up of four main sections: background to what it is like being an older person in prison; health and healthy ageing; good practice ideas, focusing on improvements that can be made to the prison environment, activities, health and social care and resettlement. The last section provides information and advice, which includes useful contact details. All sections can be removed and photocopied. The pack also includes two resource and activity discs. The pack updates a previous version originally published in 2005.
The successful activity co-ordinator: a learning resource for activity and care staff engaged in developing an active care home
- Authors:
- HURTLEY Rosemary, WENBORN Jennifer
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 250p.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 2nd
The second edition of this pack contains information, ideas and resources for those engaged in activities and leisure pursuits with older people in residential, nursing and care homes. It contains new material on the effects of bereavement; the significance of spirituality; falls; learning in older age; positive person work; multisensory stimulation; outings and social activities, spiritual activities; engaging people with dementia in activity; promoting physical activity; and involving relatives and the wider community.
Ageing matters: pathways for older people with a learning disability; resource pack
- Authors:
- MOSS Steve, LAMBE Loretto, HOGG James
- Publisher:
- British Institute of Learning Disabilities
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 67p.
- Place of publication:
- Kidderminster
Resource pack designed to be used with a set of six units containing training materials aimed at staff working with older people with learning difficulties.