Supporting Older People Using Attachment-Informed and Strengths-Based Approaches.

Intro -- Supporting Older People Using Attachment-Informed and Strengths-Based Approached by Imogen Blood and Lydia Guthrie -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Attachment-based practice and strengths-based practice: the ethos of this book -- Do we need a book about 'older people'? -- The organisation of this book -- 1. An Introduction to Strengths-Based Practice with Older People -- Jakob's story -- Policy and legal context for a strengths-based approach -- Principles of strengths-based practice -- Conclusion -- 2. Introduction to Attachment Theory -- The Dynamic-Maturational Model of attachment and adaptation (DMM) -- How babies develop attachment strategies -- The development of attachment strategies -- The development of attachment strategies beyond infancy -- How can attachment theory be useful when working with older people? -- Further reading -- 3. Working with the Whole Family -- Caregiving and family relationships -- Attachment patterns within families -- Interactional patterns within families -- Attachment and caregiving -- Practical ideas for supporting families using attachment and strengths-based approaches -- 4. A Good Life in Care -- What does a 'good life in care' mean to older people living in care homes? -- How can we apply the seven principles of strengths-based practice in care home settings? -- How do good homes create a good life? -- 5. Maintaining Connections and Interests -- Introduction -- Loneliness: an overview -- Identifying lonely individuals -- Understanding an individual's loneliness -- Supporting older people out of loneliness using strengths-based approaches -- Supporting access to mainstream clubs and activities -- 6. Positive Risk-Taking -- Introduction -- Older people and risk-taking -- Family members' attitudes to risk -- Professionals, risk and older people -- Conclusion -- 7. End of Life and Bereavement.

The 'medicalisation' of end of life -- What do we know about what matters most to people at end of life? -- How can attachment theory help us to support people at the end of life? -- Attachment-informed care at the end of life -- Supporting families and individuals through bereavement: an attachment-informed approach -- A strengths-based approach to end of life care -- Using attachment- and strengths-based approaches to support people with dementia at the end of life -- Supporting families through bereavement -- Considering the needs of staff members -- Resources -- 8. Reflective Supervision, Staff Wellbeing, and Strengths-Based Leadership -- Introduction -- Low pay in the care sector -- Emotional labour, relationship-based practice and 'burnout' -- Supporting relationships at an organisational level -- Supporting relationships at a personal level: attachment theory and wellbeing -- Supervision -- Strengths-based leadership -- Reviewing assessment processes in an adult social care team -- Resources -- 9. Tools -- Tool 1: Using the resilience wheel -- Tool 2: The art of asking questions -- A problem-/deficit-focused conversation -- A strengths-based/solution-focused version of the conversation -- Tool 3: The behaviour, pattern and function triangle -- Tool 4: Family tree -- Tool 5: My world -- Tool 6: Life story work -- Tool 7: Motivational interviewing -- Tool 8: Circles of support -- Tool 9: Positive Risk-Taking -- Tool 10: Tools to support supervision: writing a contract and setting the agenda -- Tool 11: Tools to support supervision: promoting reflection in supervision and team meetings -- References -- Subject Index -- Author Index -- Blank Page.

The first practical guide to cover the basics of attachment theory and how it can be applied to improve the wellbeing of older adults in care. The Care Act 2014 proposed a radical shift to a preventative, strengths-based approach to social care, and this book includes tools for frontline health and care workers to adapt this policy into practice.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.