Integrates a number of theories and perspectives in an attempt to provide an holistic understanding of the needs of carers. The text aims to present a balanced view, which recognizes both the burdens and satisfactions of caring, in addition to the coping efforts that carers employ.
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"I recommend this book to anyone wanting to develop a deeper understanding of the needs of family care-givers." - Nursing Times "...a welcome and valuable contribution to the understanding of family care." - Journal of Advanced Nursing "...a useful addition to the growing literature on caring." - Community Care "This is an informative and enlightening text for anyone with an interest in caring and related issues. The authors have drawn together important theory relating to caring and set this in the context of family care, ensuring that care issues are seen in the context of the life span...I would recommend this text to all those working in this subject area; it is also of importance to the various members of the interprofessional team who will work with carers" - Ageing & Society
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Mike Nolan trained as both a nurse and a teacher and worked for a number of years in a clinical capacity with older people and their carers before pursuing a career in research and teaching. Mike has particular interests in family caregiving, chronic illness and the nature of long-term care. He is currently Professor of Gerontological Nursing at the University of Sheffield.Gordon Grant is a Reader and Co-Director of the Centre for Social Policy Research and Development at the University of Wales, Bangor. Gordon has long-standing interest in formal-informal care relations, and in recent years has been associated with policy evaluation research in the fields of learning disability and community care.John Keady is Lecturer in Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Wales, Bangor. John trained and worked for many years in mental health nursing, developing services for people with dementia and their carers. He has particular interests in younger onset dementia, the experience of early dementia and interventions with family carers.
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This quote from one of Buchman's essays captures very well some of the themes and dilemmas about contemporary care. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
constructive care, preservative care, anticipatory care, instrumental care, caregiving trajectory, thing some call, perceived beneficiary, helping carers, supervisory care, most carers, many carers, family carers, reciprocal care, frail older people, male carers, caring experience, dementia caregivers, professional carers, informal carers, longitudinal model, carers experience, perceived helpfulness, caregiving process, caregiving relationships, protective care Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Carers Act, Carers Assessment of Managing Index, British Medical Association, Community Care Act, Department of Health New!
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This quote from one of Buchman's essays captures very well some of the themes and dilemmas about contemporary care. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
constructive care, preservative care, anticipatory care, instrumental care, caregiving trajectory, thing some call, perceived beneficiary, helping carers, supervisory care, most carers, many carers, family carers, reciprocal care, frail older people, male carers, caring experience, dementia caregivers, professional carers, informal carers, longitudinal model, carers experience, perceived helpfulness, caregiving process, caregiving relationships, protective care Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Carers Act, Carers Assessment of Managing Index, British Medical Association, Community Care Act, Department of Health New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Community Care: Managing the Cascade of Change Pb by Reginald Jones on 5 pages
- Family Caregiving Across the Lifespan (Family Caregiver Applications series) by Eva Kahana on 4 pages
- Mental Retardation by Journal on 4 pages
- Community Care Pb by Joanna Bornat in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Social Psychology by Ronald J. Fisher in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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- A Handbook Of Dementia Care by Caroline Cantley on page 172
- A Handbook of Dementia Care by Caroline Cantley on page 172
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