Article Category: Counselling/Psychotherapy

‘Everyone wants something’: recognising your own needs

Making time to touch base with our own selves – to understand more about what we bring to any relationship – is an essential part of positive person work, says Tracy Packer in the fifth part of her series on barriers to person-centred care. Author/s: Tracy Packer For the full article please see the PDF...

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6: Understanding specific memory disorders

Clare Morris explains the way memory is thought to work, how this information can help us in communicating, and how specific memory disorders can affect the person with dementia, in this sixth article of her series. Author/s: Clare Morris For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...

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Just what is person-centred dementia care?

We use the term “person-centred” very loosely in dementia care, but it is important to understand and acknowledge the distinct contribution of Rogerian person-centred counselling to the “new culture” we champion today, and to learn from its theory and practice, writes Ian Morton. Author/s: Ian Morton For the full article please see the PDF download...

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7: Working with people, making sense of dementia

Clare Morris describes how she has found Personal Construct Psychology an invaluable framework for making sense of the experience of dementia from the person’s point of view, as well as that of professional and family carers. This article concludes her series on communication with the person with dementia. Author/s: Clare Morris For the full article...

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5: Understanding difficulties with speech and language

Clare Morris explains how communication is affected by the specific speech and language difficulties people with dementia may experience, in this fifth of her series. Author/s: Clare Morris 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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4: Hallucinations and delusions: what you see is real for you

Clare Morris discusses the difficulties hallucinations and delusions pose for the person with dementia and their carer in this fourth of her series on communication. Author/s: Clare Morris 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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Group therapy: sharing the pain of diagnosis

Debbie Hawkins and Sarah Eagger describe the process of setting up and running a support group for people in the early stages of dementia, the many benefits observed, and the important lessons learned. Author/s: Debbie Hawkins, Sarah Eagger For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...

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How denial can lead to anger and aggression

In this second of a series on communication, Clare Morris explains how the psychological mechanism of denial operates for a person with dementia; how anger and aggression can result if a person is confronted with something they understandably find too painful to acknowledge. Author/s: Clare Morris For the full article please see the PDF download...

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Building up a toolbox of strategies for communication

In this first of a series of articles on communicating with a person with dementia, Clare Morris invites readers to explore how it might feel to have dementia, and how the anxiety we feel when a conversation doesn’t “make sense” can make us respond in ways that hinder communication. Author/s: Clare Morris For the full...

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The Getting There group

For people in the early stages of dementia, Dance Movement Therapy can liberate the strong emotions aroused by awareness of their symptoms, and stimulate discussion in a supported environment. Jeannie Donald and Sue Hall describe their ten-week programme. Author/s: Jeannie Donald, Sue Hall For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the...

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