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Once viewed as entertainment, activity provision is increasingly
being seen as of therapeutic value and an integral part of quality
care practice. This change has been so rapid and far-reaching that
many staff teams have been left behind, attempting to address new
culture requirements with old culture knowledge. This book
clarifies and illuminates the changes that have been taking place
in the field of activity provision over recent years, and offers a
guideline to those who are endeavouring to catch up. The contents
include: the difference between old culture and new culture
thinking and practice; the new culture from the perspective of the
politician, the manager, the care assistant, the activity provider,
the researcher, the trainer, the community worker and the activity
charity. Between them, the contributors bring a breadth of
experience of the changing culture that spans more than three
decades. The contributors include: Tessa Perrin; Rosemary Hurtley;
Keena Millar Sylvie Silver; Paul Smith; Hazel May; Charlie Murphy;
Vivienne Ratcliffe; Kenneth Hawes; Helen Crumpton; Carline
Ryder-Jones, Wendy Ferguson Rebecca Colledge; Richard Mepham; Sally
Knocker; Simon Labbett. This is a vital resource for all staff and
management of care settings for older people.
The authors, specialists in the UK, draw on developmental theory to
propose a model of practice specifically for dementia care. The
number of people who suffer from dementia is increasing and in
consequence the problems it presents are affecting a growing number
of therapists and carers. Many of these problems are peculiar to
dementia and the models of care used with other client groups have
proved inadequate when dealing with the provision of quality of
care to people who have dementia. This revised edition contains a
new opening chapter which brings our understanding of dementia
up-to-date. The book looks at the relationship between occupation,
wellbeing and dementia and examines the critical role of the carer
in developing therapeutic interventions.
There are many activity manuals on the market today but this
publication is the first to offer a clear guideline on exactly what
constitutes good practice in activity provision. Written by the
National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People
(NAPA), a charity whose remit is to set standards and disseminate
knowledge of good practice in activity provision and to support
activity providers who work in care settings for older people, this
guide offers: a model of good practice in one concise volume; a
benchmark against which activity providers can measure and evaluate
their practice; clear links to current national standards; guidance
for care home owners and managers who wish to respond to the recent
government initiatives on providing activities for their clients;
and a call for clinical governance in the emerging 'profession' of
activity provision.
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