Creative Connectionso in Dementia Care: Engaging Activities to Enhance Communication

ISBN-13: 9781938870446 / Angielski

Jennifer Brush

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Creativity is preserved in dementia long after other abilities are lost, so that making art provides rich opportunities for meaningful engagement for people with AlzheimerAEs or dementia. Creative ConnectionsO in Dementia Care provides care partners with the knowledge and easy-to-follow steps they need to successfully implement art projects in a group or one-on-one settinguand no art experience is required! Written for anyone who cares for a person with dementiaufamily members, friends, and professionalsuthis how-to manual is packed with guidance to help enhance communication, interactions, task breakdown, and problem-solving efforts while also encouraging the abilities of each participant. People with dementia enjoy valuable benefits when they actively engage in a creative activity: stress is reduced memories can be accessed mood and self-esteem are elevated a sense of personal identity and achievement is experienced To help create these opportunities, Creative ConnectionsO in Dementia Care provides 10 basic art project orecipes,o detailing supplies, instructions, and activity modifications, as well as colourful, step-by-step photographs that show how to demonstrate and lead the activity for the person with dementia. Each art activity is failure-free and does not require memory skills to complete. Bring joy and a powerful sense of connection to the lives of people experiencing dementia with this one-of-a-kind guide!