The Best Friends Approach to Dementia Care, Second Edition.

Front Cover -- Title Page -- Praise for this edition of The Best Friends Approach to Dementia Care -- Half Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- Preface: Our Best Friends Journey -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Best Friends™ Approach -- Chapter 1. Starting with the Person: The Life Story and Human Rights -- Life Story of Rebecca Matheny Riley -- The Best Friends Dementia Bill of Rights -- Chapter 2. Introducing the Best Friends Approach -- Building Blocks of the Best Friends Approach -- How Friendship Works in the Context of Dementia Care -- Part 2: Best Friends in Your Care Setting -- Chapter 3. The Life Story -- Preparing the Life Story -- Ingredients of the Life Story -- How to Use the Life Story -- Best Practices for Enhancing Preparation of the Life Story in Your Dementia Program -- Chapter 4. The Best Friends Approach to Communication -- How Best Friends Communicate -- Communicating Skillfully -- Chapter 5. The Knack -- Elements of Knack -- Knack in Dementia Care -- Chapter 6.The Calendar Is Just the Beginning: Celebrating Activities with Engagement -- The Purpose of Activities -- Activities versus Engagement -- Activities Done the Best Friends Way -- Getting Started Putting Your Knack to Work -- Chapter 7. Best Friends and Behavior That Is Challenging for Staff -- Empathy Is the Key -- Creative Problem Solving to Address Behaviors in Dementia -- Intimacy and Sexuality in Dementia -- Protecting Yourself from Aggression -- Avoiding Judgmental Language -- Bringing It All Together: Patricia Estill -- Part 3: Creating and Sustaining a Best Friends Program -- Chapter 8. Being a Best Friend to Family Care Partners -- Family Caregiving and Dementia -- Supporting Families -- Encouraging Early Use of Services -- Best Friends Approach to Family Interactions -- Chapter 9. Growing a Volunteer Program.

Effective Volunteerism -- Steps to Starting a Successful Volunteer Program -- Involving Student Volunteers and Interns -- Chapter 10. Creating and Sustaining Your Best Friends Program -- Steps for Creating a Best Friends Culture -- Sustaining Your Best Friends Program -- Bringing It All Together: Americare -- Chapter 11. Conclusion -- Informed Love -- Looking Ahead -- Thank You for Sharing Our Journey -- Biographies -- Suggested Resources -- Index.

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