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Caregiving:A Time for Listening and CaringISBN: 9780195146820 Is religion good for your health? Should doctors talk with their patients about their spiritual or religious beliefs? Should doctors pray with their patients? Addressing such issues, this book presents thinking on how spiritual care can be integrated into traditional caregiving in a practical manner. It includes a foreword by the Dalai Lama.... Read more at Amazon
Dementia ReconsideredISBN: 9780335198559 Tom Kitwood breaks new ground in this book. Many of the older ideas about dementia are subjected to critical scrutiny and reappraisal, drawing on research evidence, logical analysis and the author's own experience. The unifying theme is the personhood of men and women who have dementia - an issue that was grossly neglected for many years both in psychiatry and care practice.Each chapter provides a definitive statement on a major topic related to dementia, for example: the nature of 'organic mental impair... Read more at Amazon
Families, Carers and ProfessionalsISBN: 9780470056950 In Families, Carers and Professionals Grainne Smith champions effective communication by emphasising the importance of non-fragmentary teamwork, effective cooperation and consistency so that carers, both formal and informal, learn to collaborate in treatment approaches with professionals.Quoting frequently from real, anonymous case studies, as well as psychological research and home experience, this one-of-a-kind resource provides a range of practical materials, such as letter templates for professionals... Read more at Amazon
From the Heart Through the HandsISBN: 9781844090839 Intended for the people who feel comfortable communicating through their hands and for those who wish to feel more at ease in transmitting care through touch. This book is also suitable for people whose responsibility or job or gift it is to oversee or to help take care of the elderly and ill members.... Read more at Amazon
Medicine and CompassionISBN: 9780861714780 Using the teachings of Tibetan Buddhist philosophy, practical advice for caregivers is offered on practicing compassion for people who are angry about their medical conditions, people who are dying, and families of those who are critically ill.... Read more at Amazon
The Carer's HandbookISBN: 9781845280963 Caring for a partner, child, relative or friend can be hugely rewarding and make a huge difference to the quality of life of those we love. This guide focuses on what carers need to know to do the job: how to find a way through the care maze of health, local authority and voluntary agencies; guidance on day to day practicalities; and more.... Read more at Amazon
We Carry Each OtherISBN: 9781573243117
When Your Loved One Has DementiaISBN: 9780801881145 Integrating the practicalities of caregiving with the human emotions that accompany it, this guide is designed to support the caregivers and help them develop and sustain a loving family relationship between themselves and the person with dementia.... Read more at Amazon
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