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Embracing touch in dementia care : understanding the role of touch and relationships in care /

Providing clear answers for one of the most taboo challenges facing dementia care professionals today, this book instructs carers on how to re-evaluate their use of physical contact to create a more effective, person-centred care system, through training exercises on consent and non-verbal communica...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tanner, Luke J.
Otros Autores: Lipinska, Danuta
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2017.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Embracing Touch in Dementia Care
  • A Person-Centred Approach toTouch and Relationships, by Luke Tanner; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Models of Care and Cultures of Touch; 2. Talking About Touch in Care ; 3. The Experience of Touch and Cognitive Impairment; 4. A Sense of Touch and the Experience of Attachment ; 5. Touch, Confusion and Uncertainty; 6. Non-Verbal Consent to Touch; 7. Touch, Emotional Needs and Personhood ; 8. Touch, Relationships and Intimacy; 9. Touch in Care Tasks ; 10. Resistance to Touch in Care Tasks; 11. Erotic Touch and Sexual Intimacy.
  • 12. Being in Touch with Stuff13. Conclusion; Appendix 1
  • The Touch Observational Tool ; Appendix 2
  • Outline of Classifications Used in the Quality of Touch Schedule; Appendix 3
  • Touch Observation Sheet; Appendix 4
  • Touch Observation Summary Sheet ; Appendix 5
  • Five Touch Training Exercises: A Step-By-Step Guide ; Appendix 6
  • Trust in Touch Checklist; References; Further Reading; Index; Blank Page.