Full Description
This handbook examines why, how and where creative arts can help meet the social, psychological and occupational needs of people living with dementia and their family carers.
Bringing together case studies of music, dance, poetry, digital arts and more, this book explores the core skills needed to co-create inspiring programmes in various settings. Foregrounding the lived experience of people living with dementia and their carers, each chapter showcases best practice, person-centred approaches, core learning points and online resources.
Full of expert information and clear practical guidance, this book is essential reading for students, early career and experienced practitioners seeking to improve health and wellbeing for people living with dementia.
Contents
Foreword
Co Editors Preface
Section 1: Practising Well
Chapter 1 Creativity in arts, health and dementia
Chapter 2 Reflecting on good practice in creative arts and dementia
SECTION 2 CREATIVE ARTS PRACTICE
Chapter 3 A creative conversation about arts and memory
Chapter 4 Song writing with people living with dementia
Chapter 5 The artful carer: building communities of care through dance and somatic movement education with people living with Parkinson's and their caregivers
Chapter 6 Creating and Sharing Poetry
Chapter 7 Maggie May - co-creating a play about adapting to life with dementia
Chapter 8 House of Memories
Chapter 9 Creative arts in care homes
Chapter 10 Creative Arts in Hospitals
Chapter 11 Moving Kinship with Dementia: A Feminist More-than-Human Practice
Chapter 12 Still Climbing Mountains - a conversation on creativity, aspiration and living with dementia
Chapter 13 Social Prescribing of creative arts for older people
Section 3 Informing, Developing and Supporting
Chapter 14 Developing the creative health workforce
Chapter 15 Support for Creative Practitioners
CHAPTER 16 Research and evaluation
Chapter 17 The working lives of freelance creative health practitioners: rewards and challenges.
Chapter 18: Working with people living with dementia: creative arts practice in the next decade and beyond
