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The end of an unexpected career — what next for family carers of people with dementia?
Author(s)	Georgina Charlesworth
Journal title	Faculty for the Psychology of Older People (FPOP) Newsletter, no 124, October 2013
Publisher	British Psychological Society, October 2013
Pages	pp 11-13
Source	www.bps.org.uk
Keywords	Family care ; Dementia ; Death ; Voluntary work [elderly] ; Informal care ; Well being ; Projects.
Annotation	The Carers (Recognition and Services) Act 1995 gave family carers a status in English law for the first time. In 1997, psychologists started to think about how to support family members in their transition to the caregiving role. Equally important is consideration of a caregiver's post-caring role identity, after the person being cared for has died. Some carers still want to retain their links with caregiving. This short article looks at an impact of volunteering study for former carers in the author's SHIELD (Support at home: interventions to enhance life in dementia) Carer Supporter Programme, and focuses on volunteer well-being and resilience. Thus, supporting others in their caring role may assist former carers to develop a 'post-caring' identity. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-131018216 A
Classmark	P6:SJ: EA: CW: GHH: P6: D:F:5HH: 3E
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