The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care by Virginia M. Bell, David Troxel (With)
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Textbook (Paperback - Revised Edition)
- 272pp
- Sales Rank: 168,592
Textbook Information
- ISBN-13: 9781878812353
- Edition Description: Revised Edition
- Edition Number: 1
- Pub. Date: November 2003
- Publisher: Health Professions Press
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: November 2003
- Publisher: Health Professions Press
- Format: Textbook Paperback, 272pp
- Sales Rank: 168,592
- ISBN-13: 9781878812353
- ISBN: 1878812351
- Edition Number: 1
- Edition Description: Revised Edition
Synopsis
The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care shows how easily you can make a difference in the life of a family member or client in your care. Here's the help you've been looking for: families will gain a renewed sense of hope, nursing facility staff will find simple applications for resident care, adult day center staff can enrich programming and attract more volunteers, and individuals with emerging Alzheimer's disease will gain valuable insights. Learn new ways to solve problems, encourage positive behavior, and improve communications. Make every day consistently reassuring, enjoyable, and secure.
Annotation
Describes the disease, how to make an assessment of the individual's abilities, how to provide quality care, etc.
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Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Careby Anonymous
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March 21, 2006: The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care (1996) I really wasn't that impressed with Bell and Troxel's book. I found their presentation of the 'best friend' approach gimmicky, (something of a clever subterfuge). When I read # 4 on page 181: '...the model does not call for staff to become actual friends, but rather to treat all residents as the would a 'best friend.' - the book sank in my estimation. If there's anything I've learned in 15 yrs. of therapy with the elderly it's that the patronizer is transparent before them. Being a 'best friend' should not be reduced to a method or technique but must come from the heart.
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