A careworker is in the "frontline" and is often the person who deals first with clients who are frightened, upset, confused, angry and lonely; who washes, toilets and dresses clients; who sits with a dying client and deals with bereaved relatives. This book provides useful practical guidance and discusses how best to empathize with the client, how to listen, assess risks, encourage clients' self-esteem and independence. It deals with daily tasks and considers how to cope with emergencies. It shows how to avoid stress in the job and advises on career development.
- ISBN13 9780335094295
- Publish Date 16 November 1990 (first published 1 November 1990)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 9 January 2001
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Open University Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 176
- Language English