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Communication skills for effective dementia care : a practical guide to communication and interaction training (CAIT) /

Effective communication is critical for everyone, and this insightful book teaches the skills needed by healthcare staff in their day-to-day interactions with people with dementia and their families. Often when people with dementia exhibit agitation, it is an indication that their needs are not peop...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: James, Ian Andrew, 1963- (Author, Editor), Gibbons, Laura (Author, Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London, UK ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro; Communication Skills for Effective Dementia Care: A Practical Guide to Communication and Interaction Training (CAIT); Preface; Part I; 1. Introduction to CAIT; 2. Understanding People's Needs; 3. General Communication: Inner Hub; 4. Dementia Specific Communication: Outer Hub; 5. Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Levels of Functioning: Spokes; 6. Formulation-Led Approaches: Rim; References: Chapters 1-6; Part II; 7. Enhancing Care-Givers' Communication Skills: Teepa Snow's Positive Approach to Care™ (PAC™) and GEMS™ by Susannah Thwaites
  • Introduction to CAIT
  • Understanding people's needs
  • General communication : inner hub
  • Dementia specific communication : outer hub
  • Activities of daily living (ADL) and levels of functioning : spokes
  • Formulation-led approaches : rim
  • Using Teepa Snow's positive approach to care (PAC) and gems to enhance care givers' communication skills / Susannah Thwaites
  • Promoting consent to touch during personal care / Luke Tanner
  • Adaptive interaction : facilitating communication in advanced dementia / Dr. Maggie Ellis & Professor Arlene Astell
  • What we have communicated and what next!