Dramatherapy with Elders and People with Dementia - Enabling Developmental Wellbeing (Paperback)

Dramatherapy with Elders and People with Dementia illuminates how targeted sessions of dramatherapy can improve the quality of life of elderly people with dementia. The book takes the reader through the dramatherapy experience of a group of people who display a 'feeling intelligence'; a quality that softens distress at vanishing words and clouded memories. Unique in its approach, not only to dramatherapy with elders and people with dementia, it presents an essential validation of older people's life stage development. Rather than being different or 'other', Jaaniste paints word pictures to show human qualities such people have in common with their dementia-free contemporaries. Readers will glean insights into the arts therapies, especially creative drama, meeting examples of elder wisdom, wit and resilience in dealing with life, but especially grief, loss, and deep questions that come with ageing. Enriched with vignettes and anecdotes based on rigorous research and measurement, the book will be suitable for adaptation by arts therapists and other allied health professionals who are interested in using person-centred, strengths-based approaches.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Dramatherapy
Release date:	October 2022
First published:	2023
Authors:	Joanna Jaaniste
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	176
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-203030-2
Categories:	Books > Medicine > Clinical & internal medicine > Neurology & clinical neurophysiology Books > Medicine > Nursing & ancillary services > Occupational therapy > Creative therapy (eg art, music, drama)
LSN:	1-03-203030-5
Barcode:	9781032030302

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