Description
Communication is an essential part of our everyday lives. When Alzheimer’s disease enters the picture, it has a significant impact on a person’s capacity to communicate.
Drawing on his many years of research and teaching in the field of communication sciences and disorders, Dr Jeff Small provides care partners with an accessible, easy-to-read resource for strategies that will enhance communication with a person who has Alzheimer’s. He focuses on the two complementary and interdependent roles of content and relational communication: namely, understanding the content of what is said in a conversation is very much influenced by how the persons connect with each other on a relational level; similarly, the relationship can be reinforced, or undermined, by the kind of content expressed by each person.
This research-informed approach is enhanced with many illustrative anecdotes and stories from persons with dementia and their carers, along with practical examples of using each type of strategy. The result is a much-needed guide that will enable care partners to find effective ways to communicate so that the person with dementia can continue to be a part of meaningful conversations and activities with their family, friends and their wider community.
Publication due: Autumn 2026
ISBN: ISBN 978-1-917465-32-8
Price: £20