Communication and the Care of People with Dementia

Name: Communication and the Care of People with Dementia
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ISBN: 9780335207756

ISBN-10: 0335207758

ISBN-13: 9780335207756

Edition: 2001

Authors: John Killick, Kate Allan

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This book argues that communication is at the heart of all approaches to dementia care, and is an in-depth exploration of ways of establishing and developing communication with people with dementia.

Book details

Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 338
Size: 7.00" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English

Kate Allan lives in the Bedfordshire countryside, England, close to the Chiltern Hills and writes historical romance. Her debut novel, Fateful Deception, was shortlisted for the RNA New Writers Award.

Acknowledgements
Introduction	p. 1
Basics
Conversations with Alice: 'A far fetch'	p. 7
Personhood: 'The truth is mine, not yours'	p. 12
Nonverbal communication: 'I just want to hold and hold you one minute'	p. 44
Language: 'Words can make or break you'	p. 65
Memory: 'Playing in the House of Ages'	p. 93
Interpretation: 'After all, what is this lump of matter if you can't make sense of it?'	p. 116
Practicalities
Making contact: 'To get us into a normal situation'	p. 147
Developing the interaction: 'With you I am putting things together'	p. 162
Endings: 'With regard to silence, I think it should be observed'	p. 180
Writing: 'It's a good idea, this writing it down'	p. 191
Themes
Narrative: 'I want to make up my story for myself'	p. 211
Relationships: 'I like us being with us'	p. 230
Awareness: 'I'm thinking ... when I'm not saying anything'	p. 256
Implications
Implications for care: 'I need help, yes. But it's the way that it's done'	p. 285
Ethical implications: 'What I want to know is, what is this doing for you?'	p. 297
Integration
Conversation with Jane: 'My mind, my whole sphere of life is full'	p. 315
References and notes	p. 319
Index	p. 331
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