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BL
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963377
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b717747
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| Main Entry
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Smith, Gráinne,1945-
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| Title & Author
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Families, carers, and professionals : : building constructive conversations /\ Gráinne Smith.
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| Publication Statement
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Chichester, West Sussex, England ;Hoboken, NJ :: John Wiley & Sons,, ©2007.
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xv, 257 pages ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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0470056959
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: 9780470056950
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.
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| Contents
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Families are fascinating -- Families coping -- Back to basics : communication -- Consequences -- Friends and family: actions and reactions -- Lies, manipulations, and control freakery -- Difficult scenes and destructive relationships -- Resources creating 24 hour best care -- Professionals and carers' pressures, problems and pleasures -- Confidentiality : a very thorny issue -- More assumptions, perceptions, and interpretations -- Constructive professional/carer conversations -- Challenging the behaviour -- Communications in difficult days (decades) -- Actively helping carers cope -- Put on your own mask first.
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| Abstract
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Based on interviews with both professionals and families/carers, this book aims to improve communication between both groups in order to provide a greater level of support for the troubled individual at the centre.
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Medical personnel-caregiver relationships-- United States.
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Nursing home patients-- Family relationships-- United States.
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Nursing homes-- United States-- Employees.
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Older people-- Medical care-- United States.
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Medical personnel-caregiver relationships.
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Nursing home patients-- Family relationships.
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Nursing homes-- Employees.
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Older people-- Medical care.
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Caregivers-- psychology.
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Family Relations.
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Home Nursing-- psychology.
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Mental Disorders-- nursing.
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Professional-Patient Relations.
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United States.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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610.69/6
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| LC Classification
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R727.47.S65 2007
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2007 F-258
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WY 200S648f 2007
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