Article Category: Individuals/personal accounts

Excluded from a role in the personhood club

For Fred, the problem was not the wandering that concerned his son but its underlying cause – a lack of meaningful occupation leading to feelings of worthlessness and consequent social withdrawal. Jackie Pool describes the successful solution. Author/s: Jackie Pool For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...

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The profound lessons dementia can teach us

In a new book Tom Kitwood has drawn together all the threads of his work in the field of dementia to date. Here he describes the process of its creation. Author/s: Tom Kitwood 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 gentle way through the barrier of pain

Elsie was imprisoned by her dementia in a world of chronic pain, but imagination and sensitivity provided the key to her release, writes Cathy Chatten. Author/s: Cathy Chatten 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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Expressing her grief in the only way she could

Anthea Innes could see the warm, sociable lady hidden beneath Mrs G’s difficult behaviour, but others had reached a point of intolerance. The peson-centred approach came too late for her, but her story taught important lessons. Author/s: Anthea Innes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC...

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Reacting to a real threat

At the root of Mrs O’s “challenging” behaviour was a threat from the past still terrifyingly real to her, writes Graham Stokes. Author/s: Graham Stokes 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 complex balancing act

Gaynor Answer describes how a person-centred care management approach aimed to meet one client’s individual needs. Author/s: Gaynor Answer 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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Perfect manners demand a first-class service

A stickler for correctness and punctuality, George resents a casual approach but responds well when addressed as if by the deferential staff of a hotel. Daphne Wallace describes how this understanding of George’s personality has influenced his care. Author/s: Daphne Wallace For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...

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Hiding in the depths of distress

How do you begin to give person-centred care when distress has pushed that person into hiding deep within herself? By Joan Costello. Author/s: Joan Costello 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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Amos: a self lost and found

The lack of culturally sensitive services for people from ethnic minorities can literally be deadly – it nearly was for Amos Jackson. Margaret Anne Tibbs describes his life, and the lessons it taught her. Author/s: Margaret Anne Tibbs For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...

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Driven by fear to defend his secure world

Mr D’s tormented, disturbing behaviour was incomprehensible to those around him. Understanding its roots could not give him the peace of mind he had never possessed, but it brought tolerance and lessened his wife’s distress, writes Graham Stokes. Author/s: Graham Stokes For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...

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