This book examines the growing importance of positive psychology and its connection to later life.
- Applies Social Role Valorisation (SVR) principles to care of older people, particularly those with seriously disabling conditions such as dementia, stroke, and multiple health problems
- Provides a comprehensive body of positive principles and practical approaches for those who care for older people
- Examines the impact of the devaluation of older people’s lives in the context of societies dependent on technology
- Demonstrates how more age-inclusive societies and open awareness of later-life issues are fundamental to strong communities, as well as to personal happiness and resilience
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List of Tables and Figures vii
About the Author and Book ix
1 The Psychology and Ecology of Ageing 1
2 Preventive Psychology in Later Life 17
3 Assessment in the New Paradigm 47
4 New Paradigm Principles for Intervention 59
5 Older People with Cognitive Disabilities 87
6 New Paradigm Principles of Service Design 135
7 Psychological Therapies with Older People 155
References 189
Index 199
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Elspeth Stirling NHS Tayside, UK.
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