Spaced Retrieval Step by Step: An Evidence-Based Memory Intervention - Softcover

Benigas PhD CCC-SLP, Jeanette; Brush MA CCC-SLP, Jennifer; Elliot MA, Gail

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1938870468 ISBN 13: 9781938870460

Publisher: Health Professions Press, 2016

Synopsis

With proper supports in place, people with memory loss can be taught to remember information and even learn tasks that will promote their independence. Spaced Retrieval Step by Step: An Evidence-Based Memory Intervention describes a simple, effective process that can significantly improve people’s daily performance, safety, and confidence. This practical guide takes a fresh approach to Spaced Retrieval, teaching this innovative process step by step so you can better assist people in learning important actions and information, such as when to take medications or how to use a walker. With this proven memory-training strategy, you help people learn and store specific information that, with practice, can be easily accessed and retrieved. Illustrative case examples throughout demonstrate the numerous ways Spaced Retrieval can be used to help people with memory loss eliminate repetitive questioning, reduce anxiety, improve recall of important facts, increase safety, and much more. An additional feature is an instructive timeline that illustrates the historical breadth and depth of research supporting this useful strategy. Filled with practical insights and advice for care partners, this book also provides screening and program forms (also available as downloadable PDFs), an easy-to-follow protocol for practicing Spaced Retrieval, and advice and tools for developing visual cuing. Speech-language pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, nurses, and home care professionals at all levels, as well as family members, can use Spaced Retrieval to positively impact the lives of people with memory loss.

About this title

About the Author

Jeanette E. Benigas, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is Assistant Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders at West Chester University (Pennsylvania). She has worked extensively as a speech-language pathologist in a variety of settings.

Jennifer A. Brush, M.A., CCC-SLP, is a nationally recognized speech-language pathologist known for her work in the areas of memory and environmental interventions for people with dementia.

Gail M. Elliot, B.A.Sc., M.A., is a gerontologist and dementia specialist, as well as Founder and CEO of DementiAbility Enterprises, Inc., an organization that connects research with practice through education and the development and provision of resources for the field of dementia.

Review

Dementia care has become a very staggering issue in Japan as the population of over-65-year olds now comprises more than 25% of the total population. This is an unprecedentedly high ratio that no other country in the world has ever experienced. Step-by-step descriptions of the SR technique, together with a variety of case studies outlined in this book, will definitely help implement effective care for people with memory loss in many countries with different cultures facing similar aging issues. (Hiroshima Prefectural College of Health Sciences Reviews 2015-12-07)

As a Montessorian focused on care for the aging, this is a must read. Spaced Retrieval Step by Step has been needed for a long time, and I celebrate its arrival. The ability to change lives by improving quality of life for persons living with dementia and their caregivers is within the pages of this fabulous book. With a technique that is easy for anybody to learn and with the potential to achieve amazing outcomes, this is one of the most powerful books ever written to help people living with dementia do so with dignity, respect, and independence. (Montessori Ageing Support Services Reviews 2015-12-07)

“Spaced Retrieval Step by Step is an updated and expanded version of the highly popular 1998 spaced retrieval training manual published by Jennifer Brush and Cameron Camp. [Authors] Benigas, Brush, and Elliot describe theoretical foundations of SR training and, as promised by the title, walk the reader through each step of the SR training process. They provide plenty of examples and explanations, and frame SR in the context of everyday life goals of people with memory impairments. The authors explain how SR can be used to train use of a variety of memory aids, showing the utility of SR methods across training targets. This detailed and practical manual will be a staple for clinicians.” (University of Wisconsin-Madison Reviews 2016-02-10)

Edition details

• Publisher: Health Professions Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1938870468
• ISBN 13: 9781938870460
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 168