The Enduring Self in People with Alzheimer's Getting to the Heart of Individualized Care By Sam Fazio, Ph.D. Foreword by Stephen G. Post, Ph.D.

"In his book, Sam Fazio takes us to the deep roots of the importance of the self, especially in persons with dementia, and lays the foundation as to the why of person-centered care. He helps us make sense of our daily encounters that are relational in nature and honors the evolving self of each person. This book will help move us to better and better care practices in our journeys with persons with dementia."
–Virginia Bell, M.S.W., co-author of The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease

"Carrying the torch of Kitwood and others, Sam Fazio has crafted a humanistic and empowering framework for preserving the aging self in dementia. Full of theoretical information, practical techniques for supporting and maintaining personhood, and reflective exercises that engage the moral imagination, The Enduring Self in People with Alzheimer’s is a manual for both scholars and caregivers alike. Fazio urges us to de-medicalize dementia, reevaluate the constrictive language and categories we use to define brain aging--including the scientifically imprecise and socially-damaging label of Alzheimer's disease--and ultimately, to do all we can to preserve the dignity and selfhood of those who are growing older around us and amongst us. It is an outstanding contribution to a growing literature that will change the way we age in the 21st century."
-Peter Whitehouse, M.D., Ph.D., and Danny George, M.Sc., authors of The Myth of Alzheimer’s: What You Aren’t Being Told About Today’s Most Dreaded Diagnosis

"The Enduring Self in People with Alzheimer’s succeeds in its goal of proving that Alzheimer’s disease does not result in the ‘loss of self’ …[the book] provides a comprehensive analysis of the research and clinical literature about the self in Alzheimer’s and the effect of the perceptions, attitudes, actions of people who interact with the person with Alzheimer’s on that person’s ability to express and communicate his or her self."
–Katie Maslow, Alzheimer’s Association

"[This book] provides a sound overview of the key influences on issues of identity, self, and relationships in providing person-centered care in the context of living with Alzheimer's disease. The self-reflection exercises at the end of each chapter help us all to reflect on the lessons here and to integrate it with our own experience whatever our background. I will recommend this book to many people."
-Dawn Brooker, Ph.D., Professor of Dementia Care Practice and Research, Bradford Dementia Group, University of Bradford, UK, and author, Person-Centred Dementia Care

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