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Lifestyle Matters By Gail Mountain

Lifestyle Matters by Gail Mountain


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A resource that contains a wealth of ideas and activities for occupational therapists, support workers, students and other professionals working with older people in the community. It challenges participants to examine their lifestyle and to make positive changes which promote good physical and emotional health.

Lifestyle Matters Summary

Lifestyle Matters: An Occupational Approach to Healthy Ageing by Gail Mountain

"Lifestyle Matters" is a practical resource that contains a wealth of ideas and activities for occupational therapists, support workers, students and other professionals working with older people in the community. Taking a holistic approach, the Lifestyle Matters programme challenges participants to examine their lifestyle and to make positive changes which promote good physical and emotional health. Themes include: "'The relationship between activity and health " Maintaining mental well-being'; 'Maintaining physical well-being'; Safety in the home and community'; and, Personal circumstances. Each theme is divided into a number of sessions with ideas for introductory activities, group discussion topics and group activity ideas. There are also 64 photocopiable handouts in the book and on the downloadable resources that can be used within the group sessions. The book is divided into four parts: 'The Lifestyle Matters programme and the principles behind it'; 'How to implement the programme - including who can benefit from it, how long it should last and the resources required'; 'Delivering the programme - looking at session structure, selecting a session and keeping a record of group and individual sessions'; and, 'The Lifestyle Matters manual - each section containing a combination of group sessions, individual sessions and visits or outings'. Inspired by research by Florence Clark and her colleagues at the University of Southern California, this Lifestyle Matters programme has been developed through consultation with older people at every stage, making it a welcome and invaluable resource. As one member of a group exclaimed, 'You didn't give me a new lease of life, you gave me back my life!'. "Lifestyle Matters" is now referred to in the NICE guidelines (2009) where it is identified as the intervention of choice for therapists and professionals responding to the guidance by this professional body.

About Gail Mountain

Claire Craig is a senior lecturer and researcher in occupational therapy at Sheffield Hallam University. She is particularly interested in working with older people and has written a number of publications focusing on the arts and dementia care. Gail Mountain is an occupational therapist as a well as a lead researcher in allied health and rehabilitation. Prior to embarking on a research career, she spent over ten years as a practitioner and manager in a variety of health settings.

Table of Contents

A4, (297 x 210mm), 272pp Paperback ISBN 978-0-86388-582-2 ORDER CODE D11-002-5336 GBP43.25 Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part 1: The Lifestyle Matters programme; Part 2: How to Implement the Lifestyle Matters programme; Part 3: Delivering the Lifestyle Matters programme; Part 4: The Lifestyle Matters manual; Appendices; Bibliography

Additional information

GOR008718730
9780863885822
0863885829
Lifestyle Matters: An Occupational Approach to Healthy Ageing by Gail Mountain
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2006-11-30
272
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