LGBTQ+ People and Dementia

A Good Practice Guide

AvSue Westwood,Elizabeth Price

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

Bringing together research, policy and the voices of LGBTQ+ people with dementia, this good practice guide highlights the importance of a person-centred approach.Care and support should recognise and validate different - and often intersectional - LGBTQ+ identities. Readers are encouraged to move away from the idea of equality as treating everyone the same, towards treating everyone as individuals.The vast changes in the social and legal status of LGBTQ+ people through recent decades can uniquely affect their later lives. Dementia services are often under-prepared to meet their needs, and there can be prejudice and discrimination. Creating LGBTQ+ inclusive services can be challenging. The book explains how to deal with these challenges, giving lots of practical examples. 'Food for thought' sections offer opportunities for reflection.Becoming more informed about LGBTQ+ lives and creating services which are LGBTQ+ inclusive will improve the experiences of LGBTQ+ people living with dementia and encourage the best possible quality care.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-07-21
Mått:136 x 212 x 12 mm
Vikt:188 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides
Antal sidor:144
Förlag:Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN:9781839973307

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Alzheimer, demens inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Sue Westwood is a Senior Lecturer in Law at the University of York. Previously a social worker and psychologist, she has over 20 years' experience of researching, teaching and training about LGBTQ-inclusive care and support. She previously managed a dementia adviser service for a UK charity.Elizabeth Price is a Senior Lecturer in Social Work at the University of Hull and a registered social worker. Her work focuses on the lived experience of dementia, chronic illness, and sexualities.

Recensioner i media

Understanding, reflecting and action are the key messages of this book, linking person-centred dementia practice to equalities and respect. The authors focus on social care and social work practice to highlight how LGBTQ+ people living with dementia may worry about, fear and avoid care encounters. The stories they include can be read alone or in teams as thought-provoking ways to implement truly person-centred dementia care.