Dementia-Friendly Communities: Why We Need Them and How We Can Create Them
Editorial JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Mainland Spain
- Publisher JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
- ISBN13 9781785928161
- ISBN10 1785928163
- Type Book
- Pages 240
- Published 2020
Sections
Psychology Various TopicsDementia-Friendly Communities: Why We Need Them and How We Can Create Them
Editorial JESSICA KINGSLEY PUBLISHERS
Mainland Spain
Book Details
With her deep empathy, humor and vast knowledge, Susan McFadden and the people living with dementia whose words she spotlights, explore the real losses of dementia while showing that grit, spirit and personhood endure - and why our communities can make all the difference. -- Beth Soltzberg, MSW, MBA Founder/Director, Alzheimer?s/Related Disorders Family Support Program Jewish Family & Children's Service
Biografía del autor
Susan McFadden is an experienced researcher and practitioner in the field of dementia. She was formerly Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh and has previously published Aging Together: Dementia, Friendship and Flourishing Communities (Johns Hopkins, 2011). She also co-founded Fox Valley Memory Project, whose vision is to help create dementia-friendly communities.