This approach highlights the cognitive strengths and abilities of each in a supportive relationship and demonstrates how these strengths and abilities can be used to enhance a relationship with the goal of enjoying an active, meaningful life.
It's a unique and personal journey through care where people discover how similar they are despite their differences.
Empathy helps build relationships
Will, skill, patience and commitment are required from both in a supportive relationship
Supportive relationships offer hope in challenging times (Goldbloom, August 20, 2016)
People who have a cognitive impairment can:
Be curious and explore independently
Initiate change as well as respond to change by participating in activities
Personal insights provide those who offer their support with opportunities to customize care
Each person’s journey with cognitive impairment is unique and personal so the way forward will be different for everyone (Whitehouse, 2008)
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- from Ulysses by Lord Alfred Tennyson (1809-1892)
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References
The Myth of Alzheimer’s, Peter J. Whitehouse, St. Martin’s Press, New York, NY, © 2008
How Can I Help? A Week in My Life as a Psychiatrist, by David Goldbloom and Pier Bryden, Simon & Schuster, Inc., 166 King Street East, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, © 2016
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