Dementia and Social Work Practice: Research and Interventions

Cover
......Page 1
Contents......Page 7
Contributors......Page 11
Preface......Page 15
Foreword......Page 19
PART 1: SETTING THE STAGE FOR SOCIAL WORK......Page 23
CH$ONE Social Work and Dementia......Page 25
CH$TWO Alzheimer’s Disease and Non-Alzheimer’s Dementias......Page 35
CH$THREE Assessment of Individuals With Dementia......Page 67
CH$FOUR Social Work and Dementia: Implications of Coexisting Medical Conditions......Page 91
PART 2: THE EARLY STAGE AND INTERVENTIONS
WITH FAMILIES......Page 113
CH$FIVE The Experiences and Needs of People With Early-Stage Dementia......Page 115
CH$SIX Helping Families Face the Early Stages of Dementia......Page 133
CH$SEVEN Family Care and Decision Making......Page 151
CH$EIGHT Coping With Alzheimer’s Disease: Clinical Interventions With Families......Page 171
PART 3: DIVERSITY AND DEMENTIA......Page 193
CH$NINE Culture and Dementia......Page 195
CH$TEN Psychoeducational Strategies for Latino
Caregivers......Page 211
CH$ELEVEN Model Dementia Care Programs for
Asian Americans......Page 227
CH$TWELVE Models From Other Countries: Social Work
With People With Dementia and Their Caregivers......Page 251
CH$THIRTEEN Caring for Persons With Dementia in Australia......Page 271
PART 4: COMMUNITY CARE......Page 285
CH$FOURTEEN Care Management With People With Dementia
and Their Caregivers......Page 287
CH$FIFTEEN Community Mobility and Dementia......Page 303
CH$SIXTEEN Social Work and Dementia Care Within Adult
Day Services......Page 327
CH$SEVENTEEN Support Groups: Meeting the Needs of Families
Caring for Persons With Alzheimer’s Disease......Page 343
CH$EIGHTEEN Respite......Page 361
PART 5: RESIDENTIAL CARE AND OTHER MODELS......Page 383
CH$NINETEEN Information to Promote Quality Dementia
Care in Residential Settings......Page 385
CH$TWENTY Quality Care in Residential Settings: Research
Into Practice......Page 401
PART 6: CONCLUSIONS......Page 417
CH$TWENTY-ONE Concluding Remarks: The Challenge for
Social Work......Page 419
Resources......Page 429
Index......Page 439