Intellectual Disability and Dementia: Research into Practice - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849054223 ISBN 13 : 9781849054225

Editeur : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

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 services

Internationally renowned experts from the UK, Ireland, the USA, Canada, Australia and the Netherlands discuss good practice and the way forward in relation to assessment, diagnosis, interventions, staff knowledge and training, care pathways, service design, measuring outcomes and the experiences of individuals, families and carers. The wealth of information offered will inform support and services throughout the whole course of dementia, from diagnosis to end of life. Particular emphasis is placed on how intellectual disability and dementia services can work collaboratively to offer more effective, joined up support.

Practitioners, managers and commissioners will find this to be an informative resource for developing person-centred provision for people with intellectual disabilities and dementia and their families. It will also be a key text for academics and students who wish to be up-to-date with the latest research and practice developments in this field.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Heather Wilkinson is Co-Director of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships and Research Director for the School of Health in Social Science at the University of Edinburgh.

Karen Watchman is Senior Lecturer in Ageing, Frailty and Dementia at the University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. She has worked in intellectual disability, ageing and dementia care for over twenty years in both practice and academic settings. Making research accessible has always been a core part of Karen's work and in addition to research and teaching activities, she regularly delivers training and lectures on this topic in the UK and internationally. She lives in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

Irene Tuffrey-Wijne qualified as a nurse in Amsterdam, and moved to the UK in 1985. She holds a first degree in Palliative Care Nursing and completed a PhD in the palliative care of people with intellectual disabilities at Maastricht University, The Netherlands. Irene has extensive clinical experience in the fields of both intellectual disabilities (as a support worker and home manager) and palliative care (as a clinical nurse specialist at a hospice). She now works as a Senior Research Fellow at St George's University of London, leading a programme of research aimed at improving health care and end of life care for people with learning disabilities. She is chair of the Palliative Care for people with Learning Disabilities Network. She is also author of Living with Learning Disabilities, Dying with Cancer and lives in London with her husband and three children.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849054223
• ISBN 13: 9781849054225
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 336
• Éditeur: Watchman Karen
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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