Counseling with caregivers
a Guide For Professionals
commissioned by the CSSS Cavendish
— Marjorie Silverman
It is likely a matter of when, not if, most people will become either the givers or receivers of care. As increasing numbers of families are confronted with caregiving obligations, there is a corresponding need for health and social service practitioners to offer emotional and psychosocial support to those providing regular care to someone with a loss of autonomy or disability.
Counselling with Caregivers: A Guide for Professionals is intended to sensitize healthcare practitioners to the challenges faced by caregivers and to provide a practical and accessible guide for responding to their needs. With chapters on everything from assessing caregivers’ needs to how therapeutic models can be applied to counselling with caregivers, this guide is a “how-to” manual on psychosocial intervention with caregivers. Case studies and reflection exercises enhance the hands-on approach to the topic, making it a precious tool for anyone interested in psychosocial intervention.
Marjorie Silverman
Aussi par Marjorie Silverman
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Who Are Caregivers and What Is the Impact of Providing Care?
- Context of Caregiving in North America
- Different Types of Caregivers and Corresponding Challenges
- Psychosocial Impacts of Caregiving
- Impacts on Sexual and Intimate Life
- Gay and Lesbian Specific Issues
- Ethnocultural Differences
- Questions for Reflection
- 2. Theoretical Models
- Supportive
- Psychodynamic
- Cognitive-Behavioral
- Empowerment
- Feminist
- Working towards an Eclectic Approach
- Questions for Reflection
- 3. Getting Started with Counselling
- Assessing Caregivers’ Needs
- Goal Setting
- The Frame
- Questions for Reflection
- 4. Intervention with Caregivers
- Stages of Caregiving
- Role of the Counsellor in Action
- Encountering Resistance
- Questions for Reflection
- 5. Conclusions and Outcomes
- Concluding the Counselling
- Impact of Counselling on Caregivers of People Suffering from Alzheimer’s or Related Dementia
- Advantages and Limitations of Short-Term Intervention
- Questions for Reflection
- 6. Special Topics
- Caregivers of Children
- Illness-Specific Challenges
- Palliative Care
- Elder Abuse
- Questions for Reflection
- Conclusion
- Bibliography