A Clinician's Guide to Non-Pharmacological Dementia Therapies

by Daniel Nightingale

Overview

The book outlines a range of non-pharmacological therapies clinicians can adopt in their daily practice and sets out information and advice on each therapy and how to implement them in practice, illustrated with case studies and practical examples and drawing on the author's own clinical work.

Many different therapies are discussed including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), and farm and ranch therapy. Each has been chosen for its own particular benefits, including early stage dementia and rarer forms, while others can be applied more generally. Tying each therapy together are six key clinical approaches and models of intervention. The core of this is the Nightingale Psycho-Social Model of Support for Someone Living with Dementia. This person-centred approach focuses on the maintenance of meaningful occupation, platonic and intimate relationships, community involvement and maintaining life within normal patterns of behaviour. The new go-to book for clinicians, it is an invaluable tool for anyone looking for a wide variety of dementia therapies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781785926020
Publisher:	Kingsley, Jessica Publishers
Publication date:	08/21/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Dr Daniel James Nightingale has worked as a clinical dementia specialist for over 20 years and is CEO at Dementia Therapy Specialists. He also established the Nightingale Model of Enriched Care. Dan lives in Yavapai County, Arizona.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 7

Introduction 9

1 The Nightingale Model of Psycho-Social Support 13

2 The DTS-VADRA2016 25

3 The Use of Hypnotherapy with People Living with Dementia 39

4 The Nightingale Model of Enriched Care 59

5 Using the Nightingale Dementia Triangle in Clinical Practice 105

6 The Clinical and Clinician's Environment 113

7 Neuro Linguistic Programming with People Living with a Neurocognitive Disorder 123

8 The Use of Cognitive Behavior Therapy with People Living with a Neurocognitive Disorder 133

9 Interventions That Positively Support People Who Have an NCD and Who Also Have an Autistic Disorder 145

10 Ameliorating Transitional Shock 159

11 Intensive Ranch and Farm Retreat Therapy 177

12 Clinical Interventions for Adults and Children Living with Rare and Unusual Forms of Neurocognitive Disorders 193

References 209

Index 213