Tom Kitwood on Dementia : A Reader and Critical Commentary

by Baldwin, Clive

• ISBN13: 9780335222711
• ISBN10: 0335222714
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-10-01
• Publisher: Open University Press

Summary

The Reader will provide a critical overview of Kitwood's work in relation to dementia. One of the key strengths in Kitwood's approach to dementia was his eclectic background spanning theology, psychology (psychoanalysis and humanistic psychology), moral philosophy, sociology and biochemistry and this will be reflected in the commentaries and readings. Four major themes have been identified, bringing together relevant materials from previously difficult to access sources and excerpts from books. The introduction will provide an overview of Kitwood's work, the development of key concepts and will provide an evaluation of their role in shaping dementia care today. Each section will have a commentary on the theme and an analysis of its development and relevance today. The book will conclude with a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of Kitwood's work. This structure will allow readers to access Kitwood's work by theme and by readership level. Because of the relative inaccessibility of some of Kitwood's work, we think it important to have one resource that brings together such material in a relevant and contemporary way.

Author Biography

Clive Baldwin is Senior Lecturer in Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford, UK. He spent many years working in the voluntary and community sector before undertaking his PhD at the University of Sheffield. Following post-doctoral research at ETHOX, University of Oxford, he joined the Bradford Dementia Group in 2003. His main interests are ethics, narrative, personhood and the experience of family carers..

.Andrea Capstick is Senior Lecturer in Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford, UK. She worked with Tom Kitwood to develop Bradford Dementia Groupn++s educational provision, supported by partnership funding from the UK Alzheimern++s Society. She has been a member of Bradford Dementia Group since 1994. Her main research interests are adult learning, the use of arts-based approaches in dementia care education, and user involvement..

Table of Contents

Publisher's acknowledgements	p. x
Acknowledgements	p. xii
About the editors	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
William Utermohlen: 5 December 1933-21 March 2007	p. xxix
Kitwood's critique of the standard paradigm	p. 1
Critical commentary	p. 3
Tom Kitwood (1989): 'Brain, mind and dementia: with particular reference to Alzheimer's disease', Ageing and Society, 9(1): 1-15	p. 21
Tom Kitwood (1990): 'The dialectics of dementia: with particular reference to Alzheimer's disease', Ageing and Society, 10(2): 177-196	p. 34
Tom Kitwood (1993): 'Towards the reconstruction of an organic mental disorder'. In Radley, A. (ed.) Worlds of Illness. London: Routledge	p. 51
Tom Kitwood (1993): 'Person and process in dementia', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 8(7): 541-545	p. 66
Tom Kitwood (1996): 'A dialectical framework for dementia'. In Woods, R.T. (ed.) Handbook of the Clinical Psychology of Ageing. London: John Wiley & Sons	p. 73
Ill-being, well-being and psychological need	p. 87
Critical commentary	p. 89
Tom Kitwood (1988): 'The contribution of psychology to the understanding of senile dementia'. In Gearing, B., Johnson, M. and Heller, T. (eds) Mental Health Problems in Old Age: A reader. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons	p. 108
Tom Kitwood (1990): 'Understanding senile dementia: a psychobiographical approach', Free Associations, 19: 60-76	p. 119
Tom Kitwood and Kathleen Bredin (1992): 'Towards a theory of dementia care: personhood and well-being', Ageing and Society, 12(3): 269-287	p. 131
Tom Kitwood, Sean Buckland and Tracy Petre (1995): 'Findings relating to well-being, and findings related to ill-being'. In Brighter Futures: A report into provision for persons with dementia in residential homes, nursing homes and sheltered housing. London: Anchor Housing Association	p. 146
Tom Kitwood (1998): 'Toward a theory of dementia care: ethics and interaction', Journal of Clinical Ethics, 9(1): 23-34	p. 155
Personhood	p. 171
Critical commentary	p. 173
Tom Kitwood (1970): 'The Christian understanding of man'. In What is Human? London: Inter-Varsity Press	p. 188
Tom Kitwood (1993): 'Towards a theory of dementia care: the interpersonal process', Ageing and Society, 13(1): 51-67	p. 209
Tom Kitwood (1994): 'The concept of personhood and its relevance for a new culture of dementia care'. In Jones, G. and Miesen, B. (eds) Caregiving in Dementia. London: Routledge	p. 223
Tom Kitwood (1997): 'Personhood, dementia and dementia care'. In Hunter, S. (ed.) Research Highlights in Social Work. London: Jessica Kingsley	p. 233
Tom Kitwood (1997): 'On being a person'. In Dementia Reconsidered: The person comes first. Buckingham: Open University Press	p. 245
Organizational culture and its transformation	p. 257
Critical commentary	p. 259
Tom Kitwood (1990): 'On organizations: their imperatives and constraints'. In Concern for Others: A new psychology of conscience and morality. London: Routledge	p. 275
Kathleen Bredin, Tom Kitwood and John Wattis (1995): 'Decline in quality of life for patients with severe dementia following a ward merger', International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, 10(11): 967-973	p. 296
Tom Kitwood (1995): 'Cultures of care: tradition and change'. In Kitwood, T. and Benson, S. (eds) The New Culture of Dementia Care. London: Hawker	p. 306
Tom Kitwood (1997): 'Some notes on personhood and deformation'. In Fletcher, C.L. (ed.) Values in Adult Education. Wolverhampton: University of Wolverhampton	p. 314
Tom Kitwood (1998): 'Professional and moral development for care work: some observations on the process', Journal of Moral Education, 27(3): 401-411	p. 322
Annotated Bibliography	p. 333
References	p. 341
Index	p. 349
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