Caring and Competent Caregivers

Chronic health conditions are the leading cause of illness disability anddeath in the United States today affecting nearly one hundred millioncitizens. These co... » 

Chronic health conditions are the leading cause of illness disability anddeath in the United States today affecting nearly one hundred millioncitizens. These conditions cost the economy more than 470 billion a year indirect medical costs and more than 230 billion in lost productivity.While Americans pride themselves on living in a caring country society as awhole has not fully prepared for the many challenges presented by chronicillness. This timely book illustrates the caregiving needs to be faced in thenext century. Written by individuals associated with the National QualityCaregiving Coalition NQCC of the Rosalynn Carter Institute Caring andCompetent Caregivers is a foundation book for use by academicians conductingprofessional training programs diverse health care and social serviceproviders on the front lines providing assistance to others and studentsentering the field. Incorporating philosophy social science research andimpressionistic evidence this book provides a basis for education and practicethat is both inspirational and practical.My book Helping Yourself Help Others A Book for Caregivers was written toassist family members and friends who are dealing with the challenge ofproviding care to someone with a long term physical or mental illness.... Whilemy book also is beneficial to professionals I thought that another one morespecifically directed to those who have dedicated their careers to caring forothers was needed. Such a book I believed should also explore the issuesrelated to preparing people for work in the helping professions. Caring andCompetent Caregivers fills this void. from the foreword by Rosalynn Carter «