Valuing Older People applies Social Role Valorization (SRV) and positive psychology principles to our thinking about how we can contribute to better humanitarian care for people in later life. SRV theory is based on the idea that society devalues particular groups of people identified as fundamentally 'different', in this case older people and especially those with dementia, ongoing physical disabilities and illnesses, and end-of-life issues. In this book, Elspeth Stirling applies SRV not only in counteracting this view of older people being valueless, but also in demonstrating that they have a beneficial effect on society as a whole. Similarly, positive psychology theory is used to outline the strengths and virtues which enable both older individuals and the wider community to thrive. Stirling argues that the presence of older people coping with disabilities helps all age groups to develop the personal attributes necessary to cope in a demanding world where ecological resources are becoming ever more scarce.
Providing numerous examples for readers to follow and adopt for their own practice, Valuing Older People is a practical guide for anyone working in both public and private care services for older people.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
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
