VIPS Communication Skills Training for Paraprofessional Dementia Caregivers: An Intervention to Increase Person-Centered Dementia Care

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 425-445

  Passalacqua, Stacey A ^a   Harwood, Jake ^b  

^a ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

communication skills; dementia caregivers; person centered care; training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866457102     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07317115.2012.702655     Document Type: Article

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