Becoming a Trainer in Adult Abuse Work

A Practical Guide

Jacki Pritchard

Agencies working with vulnerable adults are increasingly finding they have to train staff internally to become trainers on the issue of adult abuse and this trend is likely to continue. Based on the author's considerable experience, this timely and practical manual will help agencies develop effective basic awareness programmes. more »

Keywords: adults, older people

Good Practice with Vulnerable Adults

Edited by Jacki Pritchard

This is a practical and trans-disciplinary guide for professionals working with vulnerable adults, who include the frail elderly, those with mental health problems or physical disabilities, learning disabilities or serious physical illness. The contributors address key problems and dilemmas in working to protect these groups from abuse. more »

Keywords: child protection, counselling, domestic abuse, intellectual disabilities, mental health, mental illness, older people, safeguarding children, sexual abuse, social care, social work, trauma, violence

Music Therapy in Dementia Care

Edited by David Aldridge

Drawing on the diverse research and considerable personal experience of contributors from around the world, Music Therapy in Dementia Care takes a comprehensive look at music therapy as a means of improving memory, health and identity in those suffering from dementia - particularly the Alzheimer's type. more »

Keywords: dementia, music therapy, older people, palliative care

Good Practice in Working with Victims of Violence

Edited by Hazel Kemshall and Jacki Pritchard

Drawing on the experiences of practitioners from a range of backgrounds, Good Practice in Working with Victims of Violence is a comprehensive study of real or threatened physical violence and its consequences. The book balances this professional expertise with personal accounts of children and adults who have been subjected to violence. more »

Keywords: challenging behaviour, community care, counselling, domestic abuse, elder abuse, emotions, offenders, older people, sexual abuse, social care, social policy, social work, trauma, violence

Vulnerability and Resilience in Human Development

A Festschrift for Ann and Alan Clarke

Edited by Barbara Tizard and Ved Varma

This volume explores the human capacity for resilience despite the experience of adversity in early life. The book is a celebration of the contribution Ann and Alan Clarke have made to the field. Through their empirical and conceptual work they have advanced our understanding of how people overcome the influence of a hostile early environment. more »

Keywords: depression, health care, mental health, older people, psychiatry, psychology, psychotherapy, social work, trauma

Elder Abuse Work

Best Practice in Britain and Canada

Edited by Jacki Pritchard

The abuse, neglect and exploitation of older people in community and residential care settings is increasingly being recognised and addressed as a serious social concern in Britain and Canada. Elder Abuse Work gives an overview of the developments and issues in both countries and draws out good practice guidelines. more »

Keywords: adult protection, elder abuse, older people

Spirituality and Ageing

Edited by Albert Jewell

Spirituality and Ageing presents the experience of ageing as an opportunity for spiritual reflection and affirmation of life. The contributors are religious and spiritual leaders and ethical thinkers from a range of different backgrounds. They define 'spirituality' as the fulfilment of the universal human need for purpose, values and relationships. more »

Keywords: older people, palliative care, practical theology, psychiatry, psychoanalysis, spirituality, theology

Storymaking and Creative Groupwork with Older People

Paula Crimmens

Paula Crimmens shows that working with older people can be made exciting and stimulating by using storymaking as a basis. Echoing the oral tradition of mankind, the book shows how to use a variety of traditional stories - including myths, folk tales and fairy stories - to work creatively with older people, particularly in groups. more »

Keywords: group psychotherapy, older people, person-centred, storymaking

The Social Construction of Dementia

Confused Professionals?

Nancy H. Harding and Colin Palfrey

In this study the social construction of dementia is examined closely for the first time. Nancy Harding and Colin Palfrey show how Western society sees dementia as a disease, rather than a natural part of the ageing process. They take issue with the constructed view of the body as a machine, whose parts 'break down' and need replacement. more »

Keywords: dementia, mental health, older people, palliative care, psychiatry, psychology, residential care, social care, social work

Wholeness in Later Life

Ruth Bright

Examining the care of older people from a holistic viewpoint, Ruth Bright argues that all of geriatric care is, or should be, intended to improve the overall quality of life for older people. To that end the book discusses the many different challenges that an older person might face. more »

Keywords: community care, older people, psychology, social care

Past Trauma in Late Life

European Perspectives on Therapeutic Work with Older People

Linda Hunt, Mary Marshall and Cherry Rowlings

In the professional and practice literature on working with older people, little attention has been given to the potential impact of trauma experienced in childhood and early adult life. This book looks at the effect of trauma on behaviour, which is often mistakenly viewed as part of the pathology of old age. more »

Keywords: challenging behaviour, counselling, occupational therapy, older people, social care, social work, trauma, violence

Not Too Late

Ageing and Psychotherapy

Ann Orbach

Old age is a stage of human development which has largely been neglected in the field of psychotherapy. Not Too Late looks at ageing and psychotherapy from the perspectives of both client and therapist and challenges the view that only short-term therapy or counselling is suitable and that psychoanalysis is just for the young. more »

Keywords: counselling, occupational therapy, older people, psychoanalysis, psychology, psychotherapy, social work

Working with Elder Abuse

A Training Manual for Home Care, Residential and Day Care Staff

Jacki Pritchard

This practical training manual is written for home care, residential and day care staff, who need to be able to recognise elder abuse, but may not be trained to do so. Its large format, range of exercises and photocopiable worksheets makes it a valuable source of training material. more »

Keywords: adult protection, domestic abuse, nursing, older people, residential care, sexual abuse, trauma, violence

Equipment for Older or Disabled People and the Law

Michael Mandelstam

This book explains the provision, both law and practice, of equipment and home adaptations to assist older or disabled people in daily living. The range of items covered is great, from alarms to artificial limbs, baths to bedrooms, chopping boards to crutches, electronic toothbrushes to environmental controls, and walking frames to wheelchairs. more »

Keywords: disability, disability law, older people, social work law

Developing Services for Older People and their Families

Edited by Rosemary Bland

Exploring new theory and practice in the provision of services for older people living at home, this book is an excellent source of information for social workers, those working with older people, and lecturers of social work and gerontology. more »

Keyword: older people

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