Stepping On: Building Confidence and Reducing Falls 2nd ed. - Lindy Clemson, Megan Swann

Stepping On: Building Confidence and Reducing Falls 2nd ed.

A Community-Based Program for Older People
Buch | Softcover
252 Seiten
2008 | Second edition
Sydney University Press (Verlag)
978-1-920898-75-5 (ISBN)
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The Stepping On program offers older people a way of reducing falls and at the same time increasing self confidence in situations where they are at risk of falling. The program incorporates a group setting plus individualized follow-up.
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A manual forhealth professionals to run Stepping On, a falls prevention program, with olderpeople living in the community. Stepping On is a well-researched successfulprogram presented in a comprehensive manual that describes how to prepare, planand run the multi-faceted program.


The manualprovides:



A step by step guide to running the seven-week (2hrs-week) group program.
Essential background information for understanding the conceptual underpinning of the program and the group process.
Valuable content information for all the key falls prevention areas that can be used to upskill local experts participating in the program.

A guide to useful resources
Handouts for group participants
Ideas on recruitment and evaluation


Handouts in a variety of languages are available for download from https://ses.library.usyd.edu.au/handle/2123/3662

Lindy Clemson is an occupational therapist with a PhD in epidemiology. She is an associate professor in ageing at the University of Sydney. Megan Swann is an occupational therapist who has over 20 years of experience working with elders.

Acknowledgements

Introduction
Background
The underpinning concepts: making decisions, learning and improving confidence
Group work, and the facilitator as a catalyst for change
Recognising culture
Marketing and recruitment
Evaluation
Review of the program

Session one: introduction, overview and risk appraisal
Session two: exercise and moving about safely
Session three: home hazards
Session four: community safety and footwear
Session five: vision and falls, vitamin D and transportation safety
Session six: medication management and mobility mastery experiences
Session seven: review and plan ahead
Session eight: three-month booster session

The display
Stepping On workshop facilitator supplies

Erscheint lt. Verlag 5.11.2008
Zusatzinfo 66 b&w ill., 13 tables
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 297 mm
Themenwelt Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Sozialpädagogik
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
ISBN-10 1-920898-75-1 / 1920898751
ISBN-13 978-1-920898-75-5 / 9781920898755
Zustand Neuware
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