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Working with the Elderly and their Carers

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  • © 1997

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Authors:
  1. Paul Terry
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  • Part of a new series: Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy which provides an introduction to the theory and practice of counselling
    Fills a gap working with the elderly is a neglected, yet increasingly important area of counselling
    It provides a unique account, through the author's work with the elderly, whilst covering the fundamental concepts and techniques

Part of the book series: Basic Texts in Counselling and Psychotherapy (BTCP)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. The Elderly and their Relatives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The Theoretical Underpinning of the Counselling Work

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 3-20

    3. Brief Counselling with the Elderly

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 21-33

    4. Open-Ended Counselling with the Elderly

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 34-55

    5. Counselling Elderly Couples

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 56-77

    6. Counselling an Elderly Man Who Could Not Talk

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 78-94

  3. Working with Care Staff and the Elderly

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-95
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    2. Theoretical Underpinning of the Institutional Work

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 97-104

    3. Observation of a Long-Stay Ward for the Elderly

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 105-114

    4. Working with Keyworkers of Elderly Patients

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 115-129

    5. Support Groups for Care Staff

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 130-141

    6. Working with Managers of a Long-Stay Service

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 142-151

    7. Meetings with Elderly Patients and Care Staff

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 152-170

    8. Conclusions: Counter-Transference Issues

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 171-174

    9. Epilogue: Work in Progress

      • Paul Terry
      Pages 175-176

  4. Back Matter

    Pages 177-184
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About this book

Taking a psychodynamic approach, Counselling the Elderly and their Carers draws on psychoanalytical ideas and their application to individuals, groups, institutions and society, providing a unique insight into the increasingly important area of working with the elderly and their carers. Focusing on understanding the unconscious as well as the conscious experience of being elderly and frail, it addresses issues such as retirement, deteriorating physical illness and death. The importance of the carer is recognised in this book, and includes accounts of working with individual staff in their role as keyworkers for particular patients - work which sheds light on the care-giving relationship, its rewards and frustrations, as well as on how abusive practices may develop between carer and patient. There is a description of working with carers in a support group; working with managers of a long-stay hospital; and of meetings between elderly patients and staff on long-stay wards.
This book is aimed at readers who wish to be introduced to the theory and practice of counselling and psychotherapy in this area. It will appeal to a wide range of professionals, including counsellors, therapists, nurses, social workers, doctors and geriatricians, and will prove invaluable to both qualified professionals and students.

About the author

PAUL TERRY is a Psychotherapist for the Gold Coast Hospital Psychiatric Unit, and Psychologist and Psychotherapist in private practice, Australia.
He was previously Head of the Counselling and Advisory Service for the Polytechnic of Central London (University of Westminster) and Chair of the Association for Student Counselling. He has a particular interest in groupwork.

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