Creative Approaches in Dementia Care

Foreword; G.Allen Power.- Introduction; H.Lee & T.Adams.- Re-igniting the Human Spirit; J.Verity & H.Lee.- The Laughter Boss(TM); P.Spitzer.- Dramatherapy and Dementia Care; J.Jaaniste.- Dance Movement Psychotherapy in Dementia Care; R.Coaten.- Music Therapy in Dementia Care; K.Robertson-Guillam.- Art Therapy and Dementia Care; P.Baines.- Applying Complementary Therapies with a Person-centred Approach; K.James.- Story Matters in Dementia Care; T.Kotai-Ewers.- Innovative Approaches to Reminiscence: Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today; P.Schweitzer.- Getting in the Picture: Using Photography, Video and Visual Material to Enhance Communication; J.Killick & K.Allan.- Creative Processes to Bring Out Expressions of Spirituality; E.MacKinlay.- Creative Communication at the End of Life; J.Killick& K.Allan.- Conclusion; H.Lee.

Edited By Hilary Lee and Trevor Adams

'To call this book simply groundbreaking would belittle it. This is a book to break down prison walls...I have many books I value, but this book is in my top 10 from the past 40 years... I would make this an essential purchase for first-year students right across nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, social work and psychology but this is not an exclusive list...It is hard to find a superlative to describe how heartily and sincerelyI wish to recommend this book. It is great value for money, a pleasure to read and will be one of those book you will want to treasure for the rest of your career and probably beyond.' - Sue McBean, Lecturer, University of Ulster (THE Textbook Guide 26 May 2011)"This book will make a valuable addition to our reading lists not only in the fields of learning disability and mental health but also for all nurses caring for those with dementia." - Peter Griffin, Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast 'This book brings together so many diverse and established practitioners from the field of arts and dementia care who have been pioneers in terms of the approaches adopted' - Claire Craig, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health and Well-being, Sheffield Hallam University, UK 'This book provides a refreshing new approach in the area of dementia care' - Christine Toye, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Post-graduate Medicine, Edith Cowan University, Australia'What is creativity? Photographer Dewitt Jones (1999) defines it as 'a moment-a moment where we look at the ordinary, but see the extraordinary.' This simple definition describes what is so important about this book. - G. Allen Power, MD, FACP, Rochester, NY, USA (extract from the Foreword)