Article Category: Care staff/Professional roles

Reflective practice in dementia care

Esther Jones explains how a dementia development team offers staff in care homes the opportunity to reflect on their feelings about their work Author/s: Esther Jones For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Why is good quality residential care so very difficult to achieve?

Paul Whitby explores the powerful forces at work in any institution, arguing that until these are addressed even the best training and skills development will not improve the quality of residential care for people with dementia. Author/s: Paul Whitby For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...

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Understanding Thomas: needs born of fear and frustration

In this second case study demonstrating the support model used by Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service, Elizabeth Kennedy and Lorna Mackenzie describe what they helped care  staff to discover about Thomas, and how this improved his care Author/s: Elizabeth Kennedy, Lorna Mackenzie For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...

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Setting the standard

Suzanne Wightman, Ruth Endicott and Tony Cooper share the results of their hospital team’s efforts to implement Standard 4 of the National Service Framework Author/s: Suzanne Wightman, Ruth Endicott, Tony Cooper For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Psychoanalysis and dementia: understanding disturbance and distress

In the second of three articles, Ian Morton looks at how psychoanalytical concepts of anxiety and defence might help our understanding of the distress and disturbance that some individuals experience in dementia For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Psychoanalysis and dementia care: towards a new relationship

Ian Morton discusses the potential benefits for dementia care of closer links with the world of psychoanalysis, recommending a key text for anyone interested in exploring these ideas Author/s: Ian Morton For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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My Home Life: a new vision for care home practice

The My Home Life programme aims to improve the quality of life for everyone involved in care homes – residents, staff and those who visit. Tom Owen and Julienne Meyer explain how. Author/s: Tom Owen, Julienne Meyer For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is...

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Behaviour that challenges us: the Newcastle support model

In this first of a series of articles, Ian James and Malcolm Stephenson describe the framework developed and used by the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service Author/s: Ian James, Malcolm Stephenson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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A vital service for care homes

Ann Scott and Tania Hutchinson report on the development of a Behaviour Sciences Nursing Service to support people with dementia and staff in care homes in Northern Ireland Author/s: Ann Scott, Tania Hutchinson For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Care assistants’ views and experience of ‘challenging behaviour’ in dementia

Care assistants are a vital but neglected and undervalued resource in dementia care. Colin Macdonald reviews research in three relevant areas – ‘challenging behaviour’, models of care and the care assistant role – and reports on a study of care assistants’ views on their work with people with dementia Author/s: Colin Macdonald For the full...

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