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Speaking up for people with dementia — guidelines on providing advocacy for people with dementia
Corporate Author	Westminster Advocacy Service for Senior Residents (WASSR)
Publisher	Westminster Advocacy Service for Senior Residents, London, [1999?]
Pages	36 pp
Source	Westminster Advocacy Service for Senior Residents, 55 Dean Street, London W1V 5HU.
Keywords	Dementia ; Advocacy ; Guides, guide books ; Westminster, City of.
Annotation	This booklet provides an introduction to advocacy foe people with dementia, offering guidance for advocates new to working in this area, to professional carers, and to families and informal carers. It is based on the experiences of the Westminster Advocacy Service for Senior Residents (WASSR). Section one describes the symptoms, progress, and experience of dementia. Section two outlines the general principles of advocacy, which are then related to people with dementia in section three. Section four gives guidelines on communication with people with dementia. In section five, the role of the advocate in supporting people with dementia living in the community and in residential care are outlined. In the final section, advice on how to end the advocacy relationship is provided. (AKM).
Accession Number	CPA-000510201 B
Classmark	EA: IQ: 69N: 82LY
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