Communication skills for effective dementia care : a practical guide to communication and interaction training (cait) / written and edited by Ian Andrew James and Laura Gibbons.

By:

James, Ian Andrew, 1963- [author,, editor.]

Contributor(s):

Gibbons, Laura [author,, editor.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1785926241
9781785926242

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

616.8/31 23

LOC classification:

RC523 .J36 2019

NLM classification:

WM 220

Online resources:

EBSCOhost (requires login)

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 and Professor Arlene Astell -- What we have communicated and what next!

Summary: 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 people met. The authors illustrate the key aspects of communication for the development of a skilled and confident workforce, capable of providing thoroughly effective care that reduces levels of agitation in people with dementia--back cover.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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 people met. The authors illustrate the key aspects of communication for the development of a skilled and confident workforce, capable of providing thoroughly effective care that reduces levels of agitation in people with dementia--back cover.

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