Occupational therapy and dementia : promoting inclusion, rights and opportunities for people living with dementia

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Publication details: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2023Description: 256pISBN:

9781839970627

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NLM classification:

WT 155.

Contents:

Foreword -Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG), including Wendy Rankin, Active Voice Development Officer (SDWG) Foreword - Professor Clare Hocking, Department of Occupational Science and Therapy, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.SECTION 1: PERSON 1. Introduction. Fiona Maclean, Alison Warren, Elaine Hunter, and Lyn Westcott.2. The voices of people living with dementia. Anthony Schrag, Henry Rankin, Lorna Noble, Margaret McCallion, and Wendy Rankin.3. Always looking for a solution: Chris Roberts and Jayne Goodrick in conversation with Alison Warren. Chris Roberts, Jayne Goodrick, and Alison Warren.4. Occupational therapy, dementia and person-centredness. Brendan McCormack, Fiona Maclean, and Lyn Westcott.5. The role of occupational therapy in promoting lifelong brain health. Neil Fullerton, Fiona Maclean, Elaine Hunter, and Anna Borthwick.SECTION 2: ENVIRONMENT6. Persons with Dementia and Social Transformation: Expanding Occupational Possibilities. Sarah Kantartzis, Debbie Laliberte Rudman, and Fiona Maclean.7. Occupational Justice: Air Travel and People with Dementia. Alison Warren, Katharine Turner, Maria O'Reilly, and Ian Sherriff.8. Digital Health Technology and Occupational Engagement. Fiona Fraser, Toni Page, Hannah Bradwell, Katie Edwards, and Alison Warren.9. Occupational Opportunities for People Living with Advanced Dementia. Angela Gregory and Margaret Brown.10. The three 'C's of curricula re-design: Conversations, Courage and Change in dementia education. Fiona Maclean, Michelle Elliot, and Elaine Hunter.SECTION 3: OCCUPATION11. Occupation, Social Participation and Rights Based Practice in South-West England: examining health and wellbeing for people with dementia through a community lens. Lyn Westcott and Kim Crocker-White.12. Occupation and rights-based practice in Scotland: an acute inpatient setting. Lynsey Robertson and Elizabeth McKay.13. The POOL Activity Level (PAL) Instrument - An Occupational Focus for Engagement, Function and Well-Being. Jackie Pool, Liz Copley, and Sophia Dickinson.14. Occupational Therapy Home Based Memory Rehabilitation: an improvement project in practice. Alison McKean, Mary McGrath, and Gill Gowran.15. Journeying through Dementia: an occupation-based group approach for individuals following diagnosis. Claire Craig, Helen Fisher, Ashleigh Gray, and Elaine Hunter.16.Working with People with Dementia and their Caregivers: Tailored Activity Programme (TAP) and Care of People with Dementia in their Environments in Action (COPE). Caroline Kate Keefe, Alison McKean, Jill Cigliana, Kari Burch, and Catherine V. Piersol.17.Challenges and opportunities in occupational therapy intervention research. Jennifer Wenborn and Alison Warren.Epilogue. Fiona Maclean, Elaine Hunter, Lyn Westcott, and Alison Warren.

Summary: With contemporary approaches based on theory and the lived experience of dementia, Occupational Therapy and Dementia is written using an occupational justice lens. It examines how core elements of how occupational therapy may support the person living with dementia through valued activity in continuing engagement in their lives, sustaining their identity and sense of purpose. This edited collection critically analyses traditional thinking about dementia practice from over 40 contributors, challenging readers to reflect and develop their work. Drawing on policy and legislation related to health and social-care, readers are given tools to focus their practice towards what is important to the person living with dementia. Most importantly, this book gives a voice to people living with dementia, emphasising their expertise. A combined emphasis on human rights and occupational justice for people living with dementia offers both a theoretical and practical frame to develop your occupational therapy practice.

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Item type	Home library	Class number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	WT 155 OCC (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		024236

Includes forewords by the Scottish Dementia Working Group and Prof Clare Hocking.

With contemporary approaches based on theory and the lived experience of dementia, Occupational Therapy and Dementia is written using an occupational justice lens. It examines how core elements of how occupational therapy may support the person living with dementia through valued activity in continuing engagement in their lives, sustaining their identity and sense of purpose. This edited collection critically analyses traditional thinking about dementia practice from over 40 contributors, challenging readers to reflect and develop their work. Drawing on policy and legislation related to health and social-care, readers are given tools to focus their practice towards what is important to the person living with dementia. Most importantly, this book gives a voice to people living with dementia, emphasising their expertise.

A combined emphasis on human rights and occupational justice for people living with dementia offers both a theoretical and practical frame to develop your occupational therapy practice.

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