Main description:

First puiblished in 1998, this book provides a professional and practical guide detailing social work interventions for people with dementia and their carers. It uses case studies from practice situations to exemplify the usefulness and potential pitfalls of a range of interventive strategies. The book includes interactive learning in the form of activities and reflections that can be undertaken individually or in small groups. Thus, it will serve a directly educative, as well as an informative function.

Contents:

1. What is Dementia , and Why are Social Workers Involved? 2. The Context of Care Management. 3. Competence. 4. Crisis Intervention. 5. Cognitive-Behavioural Approaches. 6. Task-Centred Practice. 7. Working With Challenging Behaviours. 8. Counselling and Psychotherapy. 9. Reminiscence and Life Review. 10. Working in Groups. 11. Dementia and Elder Abuse. 12. Networks and Community Interventions. 13. Empowerment and Advocacy.