Nonverbal Interaction with Adult Clients : Strategies for Caregivers

This text teaches how to communicate with clients through nonverbal methods.

It contains specific nonverbal strategies to use with adult clients with Alzheimers disease, stroke and sensory deficits, showing how to identify verbal messages and respond appropriately.

It looks at haptics - the use of touch; proxemics - the use of space, distance and territory; and kinesics - the way humans move.

The models provided are used to consider how messages are perceived through the five senses.