UBC Press Dementia Care Training Manual for Staff Working in Nursing and Residential Settings book Paperback 240 pages

This accessible, interactive resource book encourages front-line staff working with dementia sufferers in nursing and residential settings to examine their working practice and modify it to where appropriate to meet best practice guidelines.Packed with photocopiable training exercises, discussion points and questions to prompt care workers to reflect on their style of work, this practical training manual also provides a framework for care work in line with statutory requirements and national training standards. It can be used as a self-training guide by carers, who can work through it at their own pace or under the supervision of a colleague, or by trainers running structured courses on good practice in dementia care. It is also suitable for use as a quick reference in daily practice.This comprehensive resource will provide useful guidance for all staff working face-to-face with people with dementia, whether in nursing, day-care or residential settings.

Danny Walsh is Senior Lecturer in mental health at the University of Nottingham. He is the author of Group work activities: The resource manual for everyone working with elderly people. Danny lives in Lincolnshire, UK, with his wife and their two sons.