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Dementia care: a global concern and social work challenge
- Authors:
- KAPLAN Daniel B., BERKMAN Barbara
- Journal article citation:
- International Social Work, 54(3), May 2011, pp.361-373.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Within the first four decades of the twenty first century, overall global population is projected to increase by 33%. However, for people over the age of 65, the projected increase is 160%, and for those over 80 years, there is an expected increase of 233%. These facts suggest that the implications of global ageing for professionals in the fields of health and ageing cannot be ignored, particularly for those who practice in the field of dementia. This article presents a discussion on the care needs of individuals with dementia and their family members. It examines the state of readiness of the social work profession for responding to the needs of these individuals. The authors assess professional social work roles and the size and scope of the supportive evidence base for social work practices in dementia care, and suggest several important areas for future research.
Dementia and personhood: can social work help to re-discover the person?
- Authors:
- CAHILL Suzanne, HEADON Mary
- Journal article citation:
- Irish Social Worker, 12(1/2), Summer 2002, pp.13-16.
- Publisher:
- Irish Association of Social Workers
This article aims to: challenge dominant ideology abut dementia by dispelling some prevailing myths; provide Irish data on current and future prevalence rates of dementia; detail new cultures of care; explore the concept of personhood; and propose recommendations on the role of social work in helping to rediscover the individual with dementia.
Social group work with the family members of elderly nursing home residents with dementia: a controlled evaluation
- Author:
- DZIEGIELEWSKI Sophia F.
- Journal article citation:
- Research on Social Work Practice, 1(4), 1991, pp.358-370.
- Publisher:
- Sage
Compares three different approaches to improve the relationship between family members and their relatives suffering from dementia: an educational approach, a supportive approach and a combined approach.
Exploration of choice for older people with daily care needs: Scottish professionals' perspectives on self-directed support
- Author:
- VELZKE Kari D.
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 60(1), 2017, pp.7-31.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article explores The Social Care (Self-Directed Support [SDS]) (Scotland) Act 2013 developments, influence’s on individuals informed choices for care decisions and implications for direct practice situations. The article discusses perspectives from 18 professionals and front-line care workers interviewed in Scotland on SDS policy changes. Barriers included attitudes on dependence, power and control, shortage of direct client contact time, clients becoming 'employers,' and reductions in the number of qualified social workers. Some recommendations included allowing social workers freedom of creativity, sharing and application of practice experience. Findings revealed an outcome-focused, person-centred approach was utilised to support an independent living environment. (Edited publisher abstract)
See the 'person' first then the dementia
- Author:
- MOHAMMED Imran
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Matters (e-Magazine), September 2013, pp.20-21. Online only
- Publisher:
- The College of Social Work
The author explains how an understanding of the 'inner self' can result in more humane care and a better quality of life for people with dementia. (Publisher abstract)
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.
Recognizing but not acknowledging: on using research information in social work with elderly people suffering from dementia
- Author:
- EMILSSON Ulla Melin
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Social Work, 35(8), December 2005, pp.1393-1409.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
The gap between theory and practice in social work continues to be great, and research results seem to live a life of their own, far from the field they were intended to improve. This article considers research information as a useful contribution to the practice of social work with elderly demented people and to qualitative methods used in the area of social scientific research. Arising out of a project aimed at studying the usefulness of research information through an interactive exercise within focus groups, the author discusses how the results of research can be used to improve practice. When the researchers’ theoretical- oriented perspectives meet with the practitioners’ action-oriented perspectives, two different models enrich each other in the process of developing integrated knowledge.
The development in Ireland of social work in Psychiatry of Old Age
- Author:
- NOLAN Damien
- Journal article citation:
- Irish Social Worker, 22(1), Autumn 2004, pp.19-22.
- Publisher:
- Irish Association of Social Workers
Provides an account of the key elements of the social work role in Psychiatry of Old Age, a specialist psychiatric service for older people concerned with mental disorders arising in people over the age of 65.
Crucially different in principle and practice
- Author:
- TIBBS Margaret Anne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 4(6), November 1996, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The author argues dementia specific training is urgently required, because traditional social work skills are not adequate for working with people with dementia. Also says some basic principles may be completely different, and therefore inappropriate.
A question of choice, consent or coercion
- Authors:
- MANGER Derek, OPPENHEIMER Catherine
- Journal article citation:
- Social Work Today, 26.10.89, 1989, pp.20-21.
- Publisher:
- British Association of Social Workers
Work with elderly mentally infirm people can require professionals to make some difficult judgements. Discusses the ethical questions involved.