Working with Carers Flashcards
Who is a carer according to the government?
Over 16
35 hours/week
Caree must receive disability benefit
Cannot earn over £100/week
What is critical to consider when working with carers?
When did they see themself first as a carer?
What was the relationship before the onset of the problems?
Who devised the Stress-Process Model?
Pearlin (1990)
What does the Stress-Process Model (Pearlin, 1990) describe?
How stress can be impacted by secondary stressors
Describe the Stress-Process Model (Pearlin, 1990).
Background and context as well as Mediators and Resources affect the primary stressor, secondary stressor and outcomes .
What is a Primary Stressor in the Stress-Process Model (Pearlin, 1990)?
The objective actual what is happening
What is a Secondary Stressor in the Stress-Process Model (Pearlin, 1990)?
The knock-on effect of implications and meanings
What are potential mediators and resources in the Stress-Process Model (Pearlin, 1990)?
Social Support
Coping
Mastery/Control
What kind of coping is the best for care givers?
Emotion focussed when the stressors are not easily modified (as opposed to more practical)
What are the 4 areas for intervention for caregivers according to Zarit and Zarit (2007)?
Psycho-education
Problem Solving
Facilitating Adjustment
Enhancing Personal Resources
Who developed the 4 areas of caregiver interventions model?
Zarit and Zarit (2007)
Give some areas of psycho-education for carers of people with dementia.
Aim to increase knowledge and confidence Diagnosis and treatment Various stateges Financial issues End of life decisions
How can we facilitate caregiver adjustment?
cognitive processing - appraisal, attribution, accommodation, assimilation
Emotional processing - e.g. ventilation (writing)
Guided mourning
What are two aims of enhancing caregiver personal resources?
Prevent social and emotional isolation
Develop skills
Who has offered evidence for care-giver interventions?
Cooke (2001)
