The Heart of Care: Dignity in Action: A Guide to Person-Centred Compassionate Elder Care - Softcover

Waring, Amanda

9780285640870: The Heart of Care: Dignity in Action: A Guide to Person-Centred Compassionate Elder Care

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0285640879 ISBN 13: 9780285640870

Publisher: Souvenir Press, 2012

Aimed at transforming how people care for others and themselves, this life-changing handbook examines how caregivers and caring professionals can reconnect to an actively compassionate nature, enriching the lives of those they look after as well as their own. The guide contends that person-centered care should be at the heart of the care industry, acknowledging that too often caregivers are focused on accomplishing tasks rather than understanding how someone is feeling. Emphasizing how to sincerely value people, this sensitive consideration offers suggestions such as involving the elderly in decision-making and other methods for providing a positive social environment. Creatively applying empathy exercises, anecdotes, and poetry to uplift, motivate, and educate caregivers, this is an essential study on developing the skills and awareness needed to support an aging population.

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About the Author:

Amanda Waring is an actress, a writer, and a filmmaker. Her campaigning film, What Do You See?, is used for training around the world, and she is a presenter for Aged Care TV as well as an advisor on the UK government’s Dignity board.

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