Social Work and People with Dementia

Provides guidance on best practice in social work with people with dementia. Includes new culture of dementia care, demographics, experience of dementia, communicating with people with dementia, social work assessment in a changing world, and more. For social workers and students. Previous edition: I Can's Place This Place at All, c1996. Softcover, hardcover also available.

Introduction

1

one The new culture of dementia care

5

Introduction

5

Factors underpinning the old culture of dementia care

5

The old culture

10

The new culture

Ways of understanding dementia

16

Hearing the voice of people with dementia

19

Transferring learning

19

Conclusion

20

two Demography, diagnosis and alcohol-related brain damage 21

Introduction

21

Demographics

21

What is dementia?

25

The importance of differential diagnosis

25

Alcohol-related brain damage

30

Conclusion

33

three Policy context

35

Introduction

35

Raising standards

35

Fairness and equality

38

Empowerment

40

Partnerships

43

Social inclusion

49

Conclusion

63

four The experience of dementia

65

Introduction

65

Every person is unique

65

The social or disability approach to dementia

66

Some of the taboos in dementia care

77

Dilemmas for social workers

83

Conclusion

86

five Communication

89

Introduction

89

Communicating with people with dementia

89

Advocacy

96

Communicating with carers

101

Communicating with colleagues

106

Communication with the public

110

Conclusion

111

six Social work assessment in a changing world

113

Introduction

113

Diagnosis

113

Assessment

115

Protection, rights and risk

119

Areas of particular concern in dementia assessment

125

Moving into long-term care

128

Income maximisation

132

Conclusion

137

seven The care environment

139

Introduction

139

Food and drink

139

Design

143

Photography

146

Assistive technology

147

Conclusion

155

eight Making it work

157

Introduction

157

Factors in the wider society

157

Service user and carer participation

158

Service development

159

Evaluation

164

Training

165

Personal survival

167

Conclusion

170

nine Therapy

171

Introduction

171

Why use the word 'therapy'?

171

Understanding behaviour

173

Activities

180

What do we mean by activity?

182

Reminiscence and life-story work

188

Counselling

190

Group work

193

Family therapy

195

The creative arts

196

Using dolls with people with dementia

198

Complementary therapies

199

Conclusion

200

ten The future

201

Introduction

201

Challenges facing the UK

201

International challenges

202

What have we learned so far?

202

Concluding reflections on social work with people with dementia and their carers

211

Appendix: Useful contacts

215

References

223

Index

239

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