McGovern Justine
a Department of Social Work , Lehman College, The City University of New York , Bronx , New York , USA.
Soc Work Health Care. 2015;54(5):408-21. doi: 10.1080/00981389.2015.1029661.
This article first argues that quality of life is possible despite the onset of dementia in late life. It also demonstrates how core concepts of social work practice, such as family systems theory, the strengths perspective, and use of self, can be applied to practice with dementia-affected persons. In addition, it provides practical suggestions for supporting care partners in nurturing "we-ness", focusing on what remains rather than was is lost, and remaining authentic. When strengths-based social work practice is integrated into dementia care protocols, wellbeing can increase. As a result, the more than 40 million persons worldwide who are affected by dementia do not have to resign themselves to the despair, devastation and inevitable demise of quality of life that dominate perception of the illness.
本文首先认为，尽管晚年患上痴呆症，生活质量仍是有可能的。它还展示了社会工作实践的核心概念，如家庭系统理论、优势视角和自我运用，如何应用于对受痴呆症影响者的实践中。此外，它为支持护理伙伴培养“我们感”提供了实用建议，关注留存的而非失去的，并保持真实。当基于优势的社会工作实践融入痴呆症护理方案时，幸福感会增强。因此，全球超过4000万受痴呆症影响的人不必屈从于笼罩着对这种疾病认知的绝望、破坏和生活质量的必然丧失。
