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Promoting Family Involvement in Long-Term Care Settings A Guide to Programs that Work Edited by Joseph E. Gaugler, Ph.D. Foreword by Barbara Bowers, Ph.D., R.N., FAAN

1. The Role of Families in Long-Term Care Settings
   J.E. Gaugler
   
   

Part I: Building and Refining Existing Structures

1. Family Councils in Residential Long-Term Care
   K.A. Anderson
   
   
2. Promoting Family Involvement from a Certified Nursing Assistant’s (CNA) Perspective
   K.A. Nikzad
   
   
3. Making the Long-Term Care Environment More Like That of Home: The Eden Alternative™, What Families Want, and Why
   J.C. Drew
   
   

Part II: Group- and Family-Based Strategies

5. Support for Families in the Nursing Home Environment
   T. Peak
   
   
6. Supporting Families of Persons with Dementia in Nursing Homes: The Family Visit Education Program
   P. McCallion
   
   

Part III:  Family-Staff Partnerships

7. The Family Stories Workshop
   K.W. Hepburn & W.A. Caron
   
   
8. Family Involvement in Care: An Important Resource for the Quality of Life and Care of Institutionalized Persons with Dementia
   J.P. Specht, D. Reed, & M.L. Maas
   
   
9. Partners in Caregiving: Cooperative Communication Between Families and Nursing Homes
   J. Robison & K. Pillemer
   
   

Part IV: The Future of Family Involvement Interventions

10. Educating Families and Improving Communication: An Example of Web-based Interaction Program for Families of Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
    V.E. Tolbert & J.G. Basham
    
    Challenges and Solutions in Promoting Family Involvement in Long-Term Care Settings: Looking Toward the Next Generation of Programs
    J.E. Gaugler