DCP Briefing Paper No 23: Services for younger people with dementia and the role of Clinical Psychology

Contents

Section 1. Aims

Section 2. Introduction

2.1    Lack of specialist services
2.2    A psychological framework for service development and delivery   

Section 3. Needs

3.1    The needs of younger people with dementia
3.2    The needs of families of younger people with dementia
3.3    The needs of professional carers of younger people with dementia

Section 4. Service provision for younger people with dementia: Components of a good service

4.1  Staffing levels
4.2  Diagnosis and assessment   
4.2.1 Consent issues
4.2.2  Diagnostic needs
4.2.3  Needs assessment
4.2.4  Assessment of carers   
4.3  Support and psychosocial interventions
4.3.1  Information and psycho-education
4.3.2   Children   
4.3.3  Support groups
4.4  Clinical examples of psychological interventions for people with dementia
4.4.1   Early stage interventions
4.4.2  Early /middle interventions
4.4.3  Late stage interventio
4.5  Liaison with statutory services
4.6  Liaison with voluntary and non-statutory Agencies

5.1    Teaching and training
5.2    Research and service evaluation
5.3    Advocacy and service user involvement

Section 6. References