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| Geared for Professionals: Geriatric OT- RT- PT |
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| The Bio-psychosocial Approach to Therapeutic Activities & Successful Aging |
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$49.95 includes shipping and handling fees. |
The Bio-Psychosocial Approach to Therapeutic
Activities and Successful Aging by Susan Brhel
This book is organized in an easy-to-follow,
systematic fashion. The first section provides an overview of the aging process, followed by a more in-depth look at
how the human brain ages. Finally, Alzheimer's disease is addressed in a comprehensive manner. As
Alzheimer's disease becomes a more prevalent problem amongst our aging population, this information will be invaluable
for health care practitioners.
The book provides the practitioner with ways to measure progress.
The author has provided clear, user-friendly forms which delineate the process of progress from dependency
to independence. Additionally, the book provides
examples of goals and objectives for clients with specific problems.
The tools provided can potentially help providers develop programming
which will address the needs of their clients, as well as observe their clients strengths and
plot a course towards independence.
| Increasing The Quality of Life for the Older Adult |
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| Geared for Activity Professionals and Personal Trainers |
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$39.95 includes shipping and handling fees. |
Increasing
the Quality of Life for the Older Adult by
Susan Brhel
Knowing
the importance of "active living" as a component in increasing one's quality of life, Brhel has put together a concise, straightforward
book addressing eldercare.
The first section provides useful information on the aging process; a bio-psychosocial approach
, addressing special needs, adaptive equipment, Alzheimer's, standardized testing, and much
more. The explanations of each subject are clear and concise, making the scientific aspect of geriatric care
easy for anyone to understand.
In the"Older
Adult Activity Guide" one will find strategically planned activities with detailed instructions. The final section, "Clinician's Workbook," contains the 'Recreational
Objective Observational Forms' (R.O.O.F.- Patent pending). These forms are straightforward and provide a simple
tool to track the progress of the older adult within each domain of physical, cognitive and socio-emotional well being.
Additionally, these forms offer
tangible documentation to share with the older adult, their families, treatment team, and facility resource department and
surveyors. This tool can be advantageous
to nursing homes, adult daycare centers and assisted living environments.
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Therapeutic
Activities and Successful Aging by Susan Brhel
| Therapeutic Activities & Successful Aging |
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| Geared for Baby Boomers, Families, and Care Givers |
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$19.95 includes shipping and handling fees. |
A comprehensive guide including education on aging, easy to follow activities, CDC
recommendations, USDA food guides, and valuable resources to support seniors, families and caregivers.
This book embraces
the concept of successful aging in terms of strategies for coping. We now embrace a shift from not just prolonging
life but to ensuring that a prolonged life is worth living. This helpful book gives us a recipe that demonstrates why
decline is not inevitable. This book compiles components of successful aging through information on good health, how to
avoid risk of disease and disability, high mental and physical functioning and ultimately how to actively engage with life.
The book is important as it dispels the aging myths by advocating a holistic, activity-based model.
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Our books and programs are utilized by those individuals looking
to improve their quality of life; by those who wish to provide quality care for their loved ones, and also
by professionals who work to ensure quality care for our aging populations.
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