| Title: | Being with Older People: A Systemic Approach |
| ISBN: | 9781855755826 |
| Author: | Glenda Fredman, Eleanor Anderson, and Joshua Stott |
| Publisher: | Karnac Books |
| Published: | 31 Mar 2010 |
| Retail Price: £21.99 | |
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 This volume is mainly directed towards professionals, but the general reader concerned with how older people experience health services, and particularly mental health services, would gain hugely from it as well. This is a song of praise for older people and a discursive discussion on what older people give to those who are trying to work with them. It does more than put older people at the centre of the picture - it attempts to combat age discrimination, neglect, and poor practice in a whole variety of fields.
The letter from Josh to Ron at the end of the book, marking the end of their sessions together and discussing a way forward, is a wonderful affirmation of the person Ron is and the person he wishes to be to the end of his life. The lack of patronising, the lack of stereotyping, and the full appreciation that older people are as different in their tastes and values as younger people, makes this volume profoundly moving.
But it is the love of older people and what they contribute themselves to the professional relationship that sings out. This is a 'must read'- it shows how services for older people can be both affirming and therapeutic and how older people's values can shape the way their health professionals interact with them. | |
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