{"product_id":"social-work-and-people-with-dementia-partnerships-practice-and-persistence-paperback","title":"Social Work and People with Dementia: Partnerships, Practice and Persistence - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMary Marshall\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMargaret-Anne Tibbs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCurrent community care policies and increasing numbers of older people needing assistance mean that all social workers must be up-to-date in their knowledge, skills and attitudes towards people with dementia and their carers. This book, written by experienced social workers, provides guidance on best practice in a readable and jargon-free style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Working with dementia: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - looks at medical, social and citizenship approaches, thus providing the very latest thinking in the field;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - covers a wide range of issues, including often-neglected areas such as sexuality and the design of the built environment;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - provides contextual information about the old and new cultures of care; and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e - discusses skills such as communication and practical assistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book is essential reading for social work and social care students, social workers undertaking CPD, and social and care workers transferring to dementia care from other fields.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e BASW\/Policy Press series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e The BASW\/Policy Press partnership provides the very best in accessible and practical high-quality resources for social work professionals and students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e For other titles in this series, please follow the series link from the main catalogue page.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Marshall has recently retired as director of the Dementia Services Development Centre at the University of Stirling. She is the author of numerous books on work with older people and older people with dementia\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Margaret-Anne Tibbs was a specialist social worker with dementia in Bedfordshire. She is author of Social Work and Dementia (Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2001) and is now a freelance consultant\/trainer in dementia care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50372525359341,"sku":"9781861347022","price":68.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/products\/social-work-and-people-with-dementia-partnerships-practice-and-persistence-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}