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Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: a Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease
by Coste, Joanne Koenig
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618221255
- ISBN 13
- 9780618221257
- Seller
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About This Item
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. Very rare signed copy. Signed and incribed on fep. We recommend this book to both family members and clueless professionals. "In this book (the author) explains the five tenents of her "habilitation" approach, an accessible and comprehensive plan proven to have worked with thousands of patients and care providers." 240 pages. Moderate wear to jacket; bottom corner of jacket is chipped (actually looks like mouse damage) and there is some edgewear to bottom corner of book. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning. Quotes are for illustrative purposes only and remain the property of their copyright holders. Thanks for shopping with us. 100% of your purchase benefits charity and supports literacy and life-long learning.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
Joanne Koenig Coste, now a renowned pioneer in implementing positive methods of caring for Alzheimer's patients, began to develop her groundbreaking approach when her middle-aged husband was diagnosed with progressive dementia shortly after the birth of her fourth child. As she struggled to care for him and their family, she recognized that it was possible to avoid some of the tremendous emotional burdens Alzheimer's patients and their care providers endure during the course of the disease. In this book Koenig Coste explains the five tenets of her "habilitation" approach, an accessible and comprehensive plan proven to have worked with thousands of patients and care providers. Refuting long-accepted ideas, she calls for care "partners" to join patients in their current sense of place or time; to encourage patients to use their remaining skills to support their sense of independence and dignity; and, most of all, to continue communicating with patients by focusing on their emotional "language." Learning to Speak Alzheimer's also offers hundreds of practical tips to ease life for everyone involved with Alzheimer's, including how to - cope with the diagnosis and figure out if the patient wants to discuss it - respectfully stop the person from driving - make meal and bath times as pleasant as possible - adjust room design and lighting for the patient's comfort - deal with wandering, paranoia, and aggression - establish a plan of care Learning to Speak Alzheimer's revolutionizes the way we perceive and deal with Alzheimer's disease.
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- Charity Bookstall
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- Title
- Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: a Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease
- Author
- Coste, Joanne Koenig
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0618221255
- ISBN 13
- 9780618221257
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 2003
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Autographed; Signed; Alzheimer's; Alzheimers; Habilitation therapy; Patients; care; rehabilitation; Caregivers; Care Givers;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Health; Alternative Medicine; Psychology/Psychiatry;
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