A Leader's Manual for Dementia Care-Partner Support Groups

ISBN: 1617222933

Author: Shaw MD, Edward G

Condition: New

The Dementia Care Partners Workbook is a new resource from Companion Press that is both a support group participants manual and self-study guide for care partners who have a loved one with Alzheimers disease or another form of dementia. Its ten concise lessons not only walk you through the types, brain biology, and progressive symptoms of dementia but also offer practical tips for managing behaviors, coping with emotional issues, prioritizing self-care, and planning ahead-everything from diagnosis to end-of-life.The Manual provides general information about establishing and leading support groups, counseling skills for leaders and co-leaders, how to handle challenging group participants, step-by-step instructions on how to run each of the ten individual weekly meetings (including meeting-specific handouts), and lots of practical advice.