Doing Things: A Guide to Programming Activities for Persons With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders - Couverture souple

Zgola, Jitka M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801834678 ISBN 13 : 9780801834677

Editeur : Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987

Synopsis

Doing Things shows how to provide a positive environment for persons with Alzheimer's disease by offering opportunities for social interaction and constructive, enjoyable activities. Zgola outlines the ways in which a patient's functional impairment can be assessed; the strengths, weaknesses, and needs most commonly encountered among persons with Alzheimer's disease; and ways activities can be tailored to accommodate them. She offers step-by-step instructions for selecting and presenting appropriate activities and includes cooking and crafts projects, a sample exercise routine, and a sample daily schedule. The techniques she describes are designed to promote a sense of security and self-esteem, by avoiding possible sources of confusion or confrontation.

Based on the highly successful program developed at one day-care facility for persons with dementia, Doing Things offers an invaluable guide for professionals and volunteers supervising activities at day-care centers and extended-care facilities--as well as for individuals who are caring for patients at home. Throughout, Zgola's emphasis is on treating persons who have Alzheimer's disease with empathy, courtesy, and dignity.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Jitka M. Zgola is an international consultant and educator based in Canada.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Date d'édition: 1987
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801834678
• ISBN 13: 9780801834677
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 168
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible