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Teaching dementia care : skill and understanding

Title
Teaching dementia care : skill and understanding / Nancy L. Mace with Dorothy H. Coons and Shelly E. Weaverdyck.
Author
Mace, Nancy L.
Publication
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2005], ©2005.

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Additional Authors
  • Coons, Dorothy H.
  • Weaverdyck, Shelly.
Description
xii, 375 pages; 29 cm
Summary
"Good training is the foundation for a confident and competent caregiver and supports the dignity and well-being of persons with dementia and their families. With her unmistakable compassion, humor, and wisdom, Nancy L. Mace has provided a much-needed guidebook for better teaching and better care."--BOOK JACKET.
Subject
  • Dementia > Study and teaching
  • Dementia > Care
  • Nursing > Study and teaching
  • Dementia > nursing
  • Education, Nursing > methods
  • Teaching > methods
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [369]) and index.
Contents
Pt. 1. Getting started -- Ch. I. Laying the groundwork for change -- Ch. II. Teaching techniques that work -- Ch. III. Teaching adult students -- Pt. 2. Lessons -- Lesson 1. Helping the person by understanding the problem -- Lesson 2. Helping the person by understanding how the brain affects behavior -- Lesson 3. Facilitating function by treating excess disability -- Lesson 4. Facilitating function by treating stress -- Lesson 5. Applying skills in activities of daily living -- Lesson 6. Helping the person by enriching communication -- Lesson 7. Helping the person by sustaining relationships -- Lesson 8. Caring for the person by meeting emotional needs -- Lesson 9. Helping the person by addressing mood -- Lesson 10. Restoring enjoyment through activities -- Lesson 11. Thinking through challenging behaviors -- Lesson 12. A plan and a celebration -- Pt. 3. Additional information for educators -- Ch. IV. Evaluating your training -- Ch. V. Making the best use of charting and information-based systems -- Ch. VI. Using assessment instruments.
ISBN
  • 0801880424 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0801880432 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
2004012461
OCLC
  • ocm55503446
  • SCSB-5177500
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