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SCIE research briefing 28: assistive technology and older people
- Authors:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE, BEECH Roger, ROBERTS Diane
- Publisher:
- Social Care Institute for Excellence
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 11p.
- Place of publication:
- London
The term ‘assistive technology’ incorporates a wide variety of devices. Assistive technology can be supportive, preventive or responsive. The increasing proportion of older people in the population makes the use of assistive technology an attractive option in social services. Perceptions vary as to whether or not assistive technology has sufficient benefits. Existing research supports the greater use of assistive technology but further evaluation and ‘local learning’ is needed. The views and needs of people using assistive technology need to be taken into account.
Knowledge set and progress log for end of life care
- Author:
- CARE COUNCIL FOR WALES
- Publisher:
- Care Council for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 40p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This publication aims to help social care professionals build on the best knowledge and skills in order to deliver high-quality end of life care to older people. Knowledge sets describe what people need to know to work within specific areas of social care. The knowledge sets provided in this publication have been developed to help employers, staff and trainers to be clear about what underpinning knowledge is needed in end of life care. The knowledge sets are divided into 9 main areas, each of which contains a group of key learning outcomes that define what the learner needs to know. Each learning outcome in turn has an associated set of assessment criteria, which give more in-depth information about how the learner can demonstrate that they have met the learning outcomes. Progress logs are included which should be completed with manager’s signatures as new ways of working are learned. Work recorded in these logs will contribute to the attainment of qualifications for social care workers.
Knowledge set and progress log for dementia care
- Author:
- CARE COUNCIL FOR WALES
- Publisher:
- Care Council for Wales
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 42p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This publication aims to help social care professionals build on the best knowledge and skills in order to deliver high-quality care to older people with dementia. Knowledge sets describe what people need to know to work within specific areas of social care. The knowledge sets provided in this publication have been developed to help employers, staff and trainers to be clear about what underpinning knowledge is needed in dementia social care. The knowledge sets are divided into 10 main areas, each of which contains a group of key learning outcomes that define what the learner needs to know. Each learning outcome in turn has an associated set of assessment criteria, which give more in-depth information about how the learner can demonstrate that they have met the learning outcomes. Progress logs are included which should be completed with manager’s signatures as new ways of working are learned. Work recorded in these logs will contribute to the attainment of qualifications for social care workers.
Training for older people's development
- Author:
- SOCIAL CARE INSTITUTE FOR EXCELLENCE
- Journal article citation:
- Community Care, 19.2.09, 2009, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Reed Business Information
Although human growth development (HGD), from childhood to old age, is a central requirement of qualifying social work education, the extent to which this training includes human growth development of older people (HGDOP) and the approaches used vary. This article identifies some shared aims, practice and outcomes in the teaching of HGDOP.
Good practice guidelines for UK clinical psychology training providers for the training and consolidation of clinical practice in relation to older people
- Authors:
- PSIGE, BRITISH PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETY
- Publisher:
- British Psychological Society
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 20p.
- Place of publication:
- Leicester
Nearly a fifth (19.5 per cent) of people in the UK are aged 65 or older. They are consumers of 50 per cent of health and social care spending. Older people have at least equivalent rates of psychological distress generally as compared to younger people and show significant levels of depression and suicide as well as dementia. However, just over five per cent of the Clinical Psychology workforce specialises in work with older adults (DoH and BPS National Workforce Survey 2003) and fewer than 10 per cent of clinical psychology contacts are with older people (DOH), reflecting historical imbalances in resource allocation, under diagnosis and under treatment. The recent Workforce Survey of Applied Psychologists conducted jointly by the British Psychological Society and the Department of Health showed no proportionate growth in services to older people over the last decade.
What can we do about elder abuse?
- Authors:
- BULMER Joan, CRAIG Yvonne, WILKINSON Gill
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(2), May 1994, pp.14-17.
Describes a training programme at Kingston's SSD to raise social workers awareness of elder abuse.
The development and training needs of homecarers: some issues explored
- Author:
- SAGE Susan
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 3(1), February 1994, pp.19-24.
Explores issues surrounding the training needs of carers.
Social work and old age: two cultures?
- Author:
- CIGNO Katy
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 2(4), November 1993, pp.57-64.
Argues that two cultures have evolved in social work; social work/children and care/older people. The associations attributed to these elements of social work are reflected in the fact that social workers do not show much interest in working with older people. Explores why the two cultures have evolved and suggests how social work training can address the division.
Age Exchange: the wealth of experience
- Author:
- ARIGHO Bernie
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 2(4), November 1993, pp.5-14.
The central aim of the Age Exchange is to promote the value of older people by promoting the value of their reminiscences and life-experience. Describes the work of the organisation and the projects and training it has developed to encourage good reminiscence work.
How people learn to care: comparing the training needs of unpaid and paid carers
- Author:
- PAYNE Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Elders the Journal of Care and Practice, 1(1), January 1992, pp.50-63.
Argues that "training" people to care must be accompanied by an "educational" process which increases empathy and understanding of older people's needs as a condition of effective action; outlines learning needs and training approaches.