Table of Contents

Introduction

SESSION 1: THE IMPACT OF CARING FOR A FAMILY MEMBER WITH DEMENTIA
1. Being a carer; 2. Caring for a person with dementia; 3. The impact on family relationships; 4. Sharing the journey but taking different paths

SESSION 2: THE DIVERSITY OF EXPERIENCES OF FAMILY CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
5. Applying the person-centred approach to carers of people with dementia; 6. Sociocultural differences in the perception of the care giving role; 7. Young carers of people with dementia

SESSION 3: WORKING IN IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FAMILY CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
8. What does working in partnership with family carers mean?; 9. The Triangle of Care; 10. Compassionate communication; 11. Madeline and Robbie's story; 12. Decision making and the best interests of the person with dementia

SESSION 4: SUPPORTING FAMILY CARERS OF PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA TO LIVE WELL
13. Recognition for carers of people with dementia; 14. Assessing their needs; 15. Meeting their needs; 16. Evaluation and close

Appendices and Worksheets
References and Further Reading

About the Author

TIM FORESTER MORGAN is co-founder and Director of the Dementia Training Company, an organisation offering a range of programmes designed to equip people with the skills they need to enable individuals with dementia to live well. He has been responsible for the delivery and management of a wide range of consultation services for care settings requiring guidance on therapeutic environments for people with dementia. He is an NVQ/QCF Assessor and has been a Dementia Care Mapper since 2001.

SARAH MOULD is Specialist Practitioner for Dementia at University Hospital Southampton. She qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1991 and has both clinical and managerial experience in Older People's Mental Health Services. After rising to Director of Training for a specialist dementia organisation and earning an MSc in Dementia Studies, in 2011 Sarah co-founded the Dementia Training Company where she remained as Tim's co-Director until 2019.