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.].

Publisher: London ; Philadelphia, PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019Copyright date: 2019Description: 143 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781785926235.Subject(s): DEMENTIA

| COMMUNICATION

| STAFF TRAINING

| SUPPORT SERVICES

| COMMUNICATION AND INTERACTION TRAINING (CAIT)

Contents:

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 & 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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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	IHC Library	Main Collection	780.1 JAM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		W0011676

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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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