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Learn how to overturn the prevailing disease-based care practices by emphasizing well-being and the many ways it can be enhanced in people with dementia.  See how current care practices chronically erode individual well-being and then discover more dignified and strengths-based alternatives that build it up.  Inspiring and highly readable, this book boldly confronts widely accepted dementia care practices and presents approaches that promise a new and hopeful vision for achieving the best possible outcomes for every person touched by this debilitating disease.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49869896057105,"sku":"CIN1938870131G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49884774105361,"sku":"CIN1938870131A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50774913253649,"sku":"GOR010659763","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":53650036687121,"sku":"CIN1938870131VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1938870131.jpg?v=1751093210"},{"product_id":"dementia-beyond-drugs-book-g-allen-power-9781932529562","title":"Dementia Beyond Drugs","description":"If you could provide a life more affirming and meaningful than current care practices provide, would you do it? Of course, you would! But how? Now the resource you need to make this possible is within our grasp. Dementia Beyond Drugs will enable you to change the way you provide care. Learn what it takes to effect real culture change within residential care settings while reducing the administration of psychotropic drugs in the symptomatic treatment of dementia. This timely new resource, by a board-certified internist, geriatrician, nursing home practitioner, and Eden Alternative (tm) Educator, has what you need. Dr. G. Allen Power brings robust medical experience and a unique perspective to the idea of culture change. His eye-opening book challenges all care providers working with individuals with dementia to undertake a true operational change. Yes, you can move away from an institutional model - viewing individuals as patients defined by their dementia and using prescribed medications to control their \"\"troublesome\"\" behaviors - to an experiential model of care that treats individuals with dementia as the human beings they are, giving them the personal attention, respect, and dignity they deserve. Take advantage of the many benefits to this fundamental change in the provision of care, including a decrease in the need for mood-altering drugs. You will learn how to embrace more humanistic, enlightened practices that address the most common challenges in caring for people who live with dementia.; Overcome communication challenges; Minimize anxiety and depression; Root out the causes of wandering; Gain insights into paranoia and delusions Full of visionary and practical calls-to-action, Dementia Beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care is an essential read for anyone involved in the care of an individual with dementia, including nursing staff, social workers, occupational therapists, medical directors, and administrators in all elder care settings. Family members of individuals with dementia and students breaking into the dementia care field will also benefit from the advice offered. Pick up your copy of Dementia Beyond Drugs and help to pioneer true culture change in your care environment today. 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The revised second edition of this award-winning resource introduces new research, language, and examples to reinforce the core message that antipsychotic medications are not the solution to ease the distress experienced by individuals living with dementia. Outlined here is the information and inspiration you need to provide alternative solutions for individualized support and care.  IN THIS BOOK YOU’LL FIND:    enlightened models to reduce the use of harmful medications by understanding and addressing underlying causes of distress a pathway to accomplish drug-reduction goals established by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) discussions of new drug studies and government reports on the dangers and ineffectiveness of antipsychotic medications in the treatment of people with dementia recognized best practices in dementia care and their transformational results case studies, stories, and other educational tools illustrating positive outcomes for people living with dementia ways to respond to anxiety and distress in people with dementia  . An essential read for all professionals in long-term care, including administrators, medical directors, nursing staff, psychologists and counselors, social workers, and policy makers, the ideas presented here call for a revolution in dementia care—one that always puts the person first.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50017735147793,"sku":"CIN1938870646G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":51861757395217,"sku":"CIN1938870646VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1938870646.jpg?v=1763473730"},{"product_id":"dementia-beyond-disease-book-g-allen-power-9781938870699","title":"Dementia Beyond Disease","description":"This book builds upon the foundation of Power's award-winning book, Dementia Beyond Drugs, to reframe the care and support of people living with dementia. 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Revised edition refines the language and attitudes required to achieve the author's goals and includes new research supporting his approach.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50264623907089,"sku":"CIN1938870697G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50309028413713,"sku":"GOR011386304","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1938870697.jpg?v=1763476969"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-g-allen-power.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}