Social Work with People with Dementia

Degree: 1
Year: 4
Study program: Social work

Holder: Jana Mali
Collaborator(s): Anamarija Kejžar, Anže Štrancar

PSVKVDOŠSD∑ECTS
20102000751255


Subject content:
  1. Understanding dementia: Definitions, forms, models.
  2. The socio-social model of dementia.
  3. Social attitudes towards dementia.
  4. The person with dementia in the family and forms of family support.
  5. Forms of care for people with dementia in the community.
  6. Researching the needs of people with dementia and finding answers to their needs.
  7. Characteristics of social work with people with dementia.
  8. Communicating with people with dementia.
  9. Risks and dementia.
  10. Dementia as a socio-political issue.
  11. The contribution of social work to the development of integrated care for people with dementia and their relatives.
  12. Dementia in the context of long-term care
  13. Narrative approaches in dementia research