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Dementia: Person-Centered Assessment and Intervention
Ellen Hickey
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Description for Dementia: Person-Centered Assessment and Intervention
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Person-centered care for persons with dementia has been developed and expanded over the last few decades. Speech-language pathologists are uniquely positioned to understand the striking impact that communication challenges have on persons with dementia and their caregivers, and can lead the charge to improve access to communication and participation. This volume serves as a starting point and reference manual for those who want to provide person-centered and life-enhancing services to persons with dementia, and to inspire the continued generation of quality research to demonstrate the value of cognitive-communication, behavioral, and caregiver interventions. It serves as a call to action for ... Read more
Person-centered care for persons with dementia has been developed and expanded over the last few decades. Speech-language pathologists are uniquely positioned to understand the striking impact that communication challenges have on persons with dementia and their caregivers, and can lead the charge to improve access to communication and participation. This volume serves as a starting point and reference manual for those who want to provide person-centered and life-enhancing services to persons with dementia, and to inspire the continued generation of quality research to demonstrate the value of cognitive-communication, behavioral, and caregiver interventions. It serves as a call to action for ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
392
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781138859906
SKU
V9781138859906
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Ref
99-1
About Ellen Hickey
Ellen M. Hickey, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is Associate Professor of speech-language pathology at Dalhousie University. Her teaching, practice, and research specialize in quality of life and treatment for persons with neurogenic communication disorders, including the cognitive-communicative disorders caused by dementia syndromes. Michelle S. Bourgeois, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ASHA Fellow, is ... Read more
Reviews for Dementia: Person-Centered Assessment and Intervention
This volume should be on the shelf of every clinician who works in a medical setting, and will be a must-have textbook for graduate courses. It is unique in its combination of powerful and practical clinical examples with evidence-based assertions, all with a very clear focus on person-centered care. If you've ever had a question about the best communication interventions ... Read more