Exploring the key issues around anti-discriminatory practice for professionals working in mental health services, this book looks at ways to improve the health and social care of older people from minority and excluded communities. The chapters explore the issues involved in working with individuals from a range of minority groups, such as LGBT people, people with learning disabilities, people from black and minority ethnic communities, homeless people and people with dementia. The chapters cover important theory and research into discrimination, ageing and identity. Contributions from experts in the fields of mental health and working with minority groups provide practical insights into developing anti-discriminatory practice.There is also practical advice on culturally appropriate support for carers, cultural competency in end of life care, working with interpreters, and celebrating diversity, accompanied by supporting practical resources. This comprehensive book will provide mental health practitioners and students with an essential understanding of anti-discriminatory practice.

Moore's law suggests that the number of transistors which can be economically fabricated on a chip exponentially increases with time, traditionally this has been done by simple scaling of the channel within metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistors (MOSFETs). However, this approach is fast reaching fundamental limitations, which necessitates the substitution of different materials in traditional silicon devices to enhance their performance. A high composition (x>0.75) Si1-xGex alloy layer can be used as a buffer layer for such materials. However, buffers normally consist of a trade-off between structural quality factors and the physical attributes of any active channel layer are directly affected by those of the buffer which must not compromise device performance. In this work, a good quality high Ge composition SiGe buffer is investigated and is compared to more popular buffer fabrication techniques. All aspects from epitaxial growth to structural characterisation are explained from basic principles and should be useful for anyone in the semiconductor industry to gain a grasp of structural analysis which is typical for this field of research.

With contributions from experienced dementia practitioners and care researchers, this book examines the impact of culture and ethnicity on the experience of dementia and on the provision of support and services, both in general terms and in relation to specific minority ethnic communities. Drawing together evidence-based research and expert practitioners' experiences, this book highlights the ways that dementia care services will need to develop in order to ensure that provision is culturally appropriate for an increasingly diverse older population. The book examines cultural issues in terms of assessment and engagement with people with dementia, challenges for care homes, and issues for supporting families from diverse ethnic backgrounds in relation to planning end of life care and bereavement. First-hand accounts of living with dementia from a range of cultural and ethnic backgrounds give unique perspectives into different attitudes to dementia and dementia care. The contributors also examine recent policy and strategy on dementia care and the implications for working with culture and ethnicity. This comprehensive and timely book is essential reading for dementia care practitioners, researchers and policy makers.