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“michael splaine”

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  • Intellectual Disability and Dementia

    Research into Practice

    by Tony Holland, Trevor Chan, Ken Courtenay, Sunny Kalsy, Nicolle Eady, Matthew P Janicki, Heather Wilkinson, Teresa Iacono, Antonia MW Coppus, David Thompson, Liam Wilson, Niamh Mulryan, Shahid H. Zaman, Mary McCarron, Karen Dodd, Chris Bigby, Andrew Griffith, Nancy Jokinen, Tiina Annus, Noelle Blackman, Moni Grizzell, Andre Strydom, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, Amanda Sinai, Michael Splaine, Leslie Udell, Evelyn Reilly, Philip McCallion, Susan Benbow, Rachel Carling Carling Jenkins ...
    Presenting the most up-to-date information available about dementia and intellectual disabilities, this book brings together the latest international research and evidence-based practice, and describes clearly the relevance and implications for support and servicesInternationally renowned experts from the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands discuss good practice and the way ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Psychosocial Intervention in Long-Term Care

    An Advanced Guide

    by Gary W Hartz, D Michael Splain ...
    The responsibility of providing mental health evaluations and treatment to nursing home patients is increasingly falling on the shoulders of social services and nursing staff. Psychosocial Intervention in Long-Term Care provides the advanced techniques you, as a caregiver, need for assessing and intervening with psychosocial and behavioral problems in LTC. Targeted to students and staff who are ... Read more

    $45.99 USD

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  • Understanding Well-Being in the Oldest Old

    Edited by Leonard W. Poon, Jiska Cohen-Mansfield ...
    The demographic and social structure of most industrialized and developing countries are changing rapidly as infant mortality is reduced and population life span has increased in dramatic ways. In particular, the oldest old (85+) population has grown and will continue to grow. This segment of the population tends to suffer physical and cognitive decline, and little information is available to ... Read more

    $34.49 USD

  • Quarterly Essay 57 Dear Life

    On Caring for the Elderly

    by Karen Hitchcock ...
    Series Book 57 - Quarterly Essay
    In this moving and controversial Quarterly Essay, doctor and writer Karen Hitchcock investigates the treatment of the elderly and dying through some unforgettable cases. With honesty and deep experience, she looks at end-of-life decisions, frailty and dementia, over-treatment and escalating costs.Ours is a society in which ageism, often disguised, threatens to turn the elderly into a “burden” – ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • TOP 10 Geriatric Syndromes: Clinical Management Strategies

    by Lisa Byrd, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, Gerontologist ...
    This book will present many of the expected changes caused by normal aging and the Top Ten Geriatric Syndromes elders experience. These syndromes are a cascade of problems in an elders health and revolve around vision and hearing problems, elimination issues, dizziness, falls, and cognitive impairment including delirium as well as dementia (such as Alzheimers disease). For these reasons, providing ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Dancing with Dementia

    My Story of Living Positively with Dementia

    by Christine Bryden ...
    The truly inspirational account of living positively with dementia.Christine Bryden was a top civil servant and single mother of three children when she was diagnosed with dementia at the age of 46. Since then she has gone on to challenge almost every stereotype of people with dementia by campaigning for self-advocacy, writing articles and speaking at national conferences.This book is a vivid ... Read more

    $21.29 USD

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  • Patient Crisis and Critical Thinking

    by Carol Whiteside, MSN, PhD ...
    The primary goal of nursing care is that the patient be oxygenating and perfusing at the same time. ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Who will I be when I die?

    by Christine Bryden ...
    Christine Bryden was 46 years old when she was diagnosed with dementia, and in this book she describes her remarkable emotional, physical and spiritual journey in the three years immediately following. Offering rare first-hand insights into how it feels to gradually lose the ability to undertake tasks most people take for granted, it is made all the more remarkable by Christine's positivity and ... Read more

    $19.69 USD

  • What the hell happened to my brain?

    Living Beyond Dementia

    by Kate Swaffer ...
    Kate Swaffer was just 49 years old when she was diagnosed with a form of younger onset dementia. In this book, she offers an all-too-rare first-hand insight into that experience, sounding a clarion call for change in how we ensure a better quality of life for people with dementia.Kate describes vividly her experiences of living with dementia, exploring the effects of memory difficulties, loss of ... Read more

    $22.09 USD

  • Dear Life

    On Caring for the Elderly

    by Karen Hitchcock ...
    In this short, powerful book, Karen Hitchcock shines a light on ageism in our society. Through some unforgettable case studies, she shows what care for the elderly and dying is really like – both the good and the bad. With honesty and deep experience, she looks at end-of-life decisions and over-treatment, frailty and dementia.Dear Life is a moving and controversial argument against the creeping ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Counseling Older Adults

    by John Blando ...
    Counseling older adults is not equivalent to counseling the general population, and specialized skills and knowledge, as well as sensitivity to the contexts in which older adults live, are essential in working successfully with this population. This text provides an introduction to gerontological counseling, integrating the basic skills of working with older adults with theories of counseling and ... Read more

    $76.99 USD

  • Elder Abuse

    International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives

    by Jordan I Kosberg, Juanita L Garcia ...
    Here is an informative overview of the causes and consequences of elder abuse in countries around the world. This book delves into the global problem of elder abuse and identifies similarities and differences that occur from country to country. Elder Abuse: International and Cross-Cultural Perspectives increases understanding of the problem of elder abuse, helping you recognize more easily the ... Read more

    $63.99 USD