Whole Person Dementia Assessment

ISBN-10: 1932529713
ISBN-13: 9781932529715
Category: Health & Fitness
Pages: 271
Language: English
Published: 2011
Author: Benjamin T. Mast

Description

An invaluable part of helping people live and cope with the challenges of Alzheimer's disease is making sure they have the best information and advice. For a person's initial evaluation and beyond, this groundbreaking book shows how to gain a richer understanding of the person and the way the disease is affecting him or her in order to ensure more constructive interventions, better care, and a higher quality of life throughout the course of the disease. Blending traditional clinical evaluation procedures with more person-centered approaches, the process of Whole Person Dementia Assessment reveals not only a person's cognitive deficits, but also remaining strengths and abilities. A comprehensive, whole-person interview form is provided along with recommendations of best-practice assessment tools. Help individuals with dementia and their caregivers to Adapt to and live better with the disease Recognize and capitalize on remaining strengths Prevent excess disability Improve mood and psychological functioning Enhance communication and understanding of needs, abilities, and experiences Backed by solid research findings, Dr. Benjamin T. Mast demonstrates that geriatricians, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, and long-term care providers who incorporate these methods into their assessment processes will substantially improve their ability to develop rapport with the person and family members collect more in-depth and valid assessment results identify cognitive and behavioral strengths and weaknesses recommend interventions. With Whole Person Dementia Assessment, professionals who care about the well-being of their patients and residents can now provide more productive consultations that will result in better outcomes that lighten the burden of a devastating disease.

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