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Playfulness and Dementia
A Practice Guide
John Killick explores the nature of playfulness and the many ways in which it can enrich the lives of people with dementia. Specific approaches and ideas for practice are described, and personal accounts of playfulness by those with dementia and their carers offer rich first-hand insights into its transformative potential. more »
2012, Paperback: £16.99/ $27.95ISBN: 978-1-84905-223-8, 216mm x 138mm / 8.5in x 5.5in, 120pp
Keywords: adults, Alzheimer's disease, arts therapies, carers, communication, creativity, dance and movement therapy, dementia, dramatherapy, nursing, older people, person-centred, play, play therapy, relationships, residential care
Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today
Reminiscence in Dementia Care: A Guide to Good Practice
This practical guide is designed to give those who care for people with dementia a clear sense of how reminiscence can be used to greatly improve their quality of life. The book explores how reminiscence can contribute to person-centred dementia care and contains detailed descriptions of activities that can be used in a variety of care settings. more »
2008, Paperback: £19.99/ $45.00ISBN: 978-1-84310-649-4, 246mm x 173mm / 10in x 7in, 224pp
Keywords: dementia, dramatherapy, older people, palliative care, psychodrama
Reminiscence Theatre
Making Theatre from Memories
This book is a comprehensive guide to the nature, practice and therapeutic effects of reminiscence theatre. Drawing on examples from real-life case studies, Pam Schweitzer provides practical advice on the process of taking an oral history, creating from it a written script and developing that into a dramatic production, on whatever scale. more »
2006, Paperback: £19.99/ $36.95ISBN: 978-1-84310-430-8, 234mm x 156mm / 9.25in x 6in, 314pp
Keywords: dementia, dramatherapy, education, older people, palliative care, psychodrama
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- Alzheimer's disease,
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- art therapy,
- arts therapies,
- Asperger syndrome,
- augmentative communication,
- autism,
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- intellectual disabilities,
- interdisciplinary arts therapies,
- joint working,
- life skills,
- massage,
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- special education,
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- tai chi,
- taiji jian,
- taiji quan,
- theology,
- trauma,
- violence
