Working with Older People
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Can I tell you about Dementia?
A guide for family, friends and carers
Meet Jack - an older man with dementia. Jack invites readers to learn about dementia from his perspective, helping them to understand the challenges faced by someone with dementia and the changes it causes to memory, communication and behaviour. This illustrated book is an ideal way to introduce dementia to children and aid family discussions. more »
2013, Paperback: £7.99/ $13.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-297-9, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 48pp
Keywords: adults, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, communication, dementia, families, health care, life skills, older people, relationships, residential care
Transforming the Quality of Life for People with Dementia through Contact with the Natural World
Fresh Air on My Face
This important book simply but persuasively demonstrates why we should provide the opportunities for people with dementia to experience the great outdoors. The contributors explore many different ways in which people with dementia can experience and interact with nature. more »
2011, Paperback: £16.99/ $26.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-267-2, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 160pp
Keywords: adult protection, Alzheimer's disease, anxiety, communication, creative therapies, dementia, depression, health care, mental health, occupational therapy, older people, sensory stimulation, spirituality
Art Therapy and Creative Coping Techniques for Older Adults
Art and the therapeutic uses of art provide older people with valuable ways in which to express their feelings, needs and fears, and with a resource for coping with life's major changes. This practical book is filled with step-by-step activities for art therapists and professionals to use in work with older people either individually or in groups. more »
2011, Paperback: £20.99/ $34.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-830-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 328pp
Keywords: adults, anxiety, art therapy, arts therapies, creative therapies, creativity, dance and movement therapy, dementia, depression, elder abuse, emotions, expressive therapies, interdisciplinary arts therapies, mental health, music therapy, occupational therapy, older people, palliative care, psychotherapy, supported living
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