Partners in Care

Bob Woods is Professor of Clinical Psychology of Older People at Bangor University, and co-director of the Dementia Services Development Centre Wales. John Keady is Professor of Mental Health Nursing and Older People at the University of Manchester/Bolton, Salford and Trafford Mental Health NHS Trust. He is Co-Editor of the Sage journal Dementia: the international journal of social research and practice. Helen Ross is a clinical psychologist with the Conwy and Denbighshire NHS Trust. Clare Wenger is Emeritus Professor of Gerontology at Bangor University.

This title of this DVD sounded promising and, as I was expecting, the DVD contains a competent and clear training package suitable for staff of all levels and families of people with dementia living in care homes. The 30-minute DVD aims to help staff and families to understand how to form partnerships in care and to work together to benefit all parties. The content clearly demonstrates the benefits of care partnerships to families, staff and people with dementia... The strengths of the DVD include the involvement of "real staff and family" and the apparent real life scenarios and non-scripted situations. However, the real strength is the booklet that accompanies the DVD. The booklet outlines how to use the DVD within a group situation, the role of the group facilitator and provides two exercises for each session that can be used by staff or family separately, or in groups. If you are looking for a staff training resource that provides practical information and exercises I strongly recommend this DVD.

• Film. Booklet.