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Acknowledgements. Preface. Introduction. PART I: The Context. 1. Residential Living. 2. Barriers to Engagement. 3. Types of Distress. PART II: Intervention. 4. The Moving Wheel of Assessment. 5. Invitations for Engagement. 6. Types of Engagement. PART III: The Bigger Picture. 7. Caring for You, the Psychotherapist. 8. Disempowering Attitudes. 9. Building Senior Friendly Care Systems. Appendices 1-3. Definitions. References. Further Reading & Resources.
Felicity Chapman is a first class honours graduate of social work from the University of South Australia and is an accredited mental health social worker. She has extensive training and experience in psychotherapy and specializes in work with seniors both in the community and facility settings. Currently she also provides sessional lecturing and tutoring for the Graduate Program of Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Adelaide. She lives in South Australia with her husband and two teenage boys.