Playfulness and Dementia - A Practice Guide

Informationen zum Autor John Killick Klappentext A positive and uplifting book establishing playfulness as an essential component of dementia care. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword by Professor Murna Downs. Introduction. Part I. 1. What do we Mean by Playfulness? 2. To Play or Not to Play? 3. What People are Already Doing. 4. Bringing Play to the Person. 5. Funshops: Portrait of a Project. 6. The Dementia Monologues. 7. Home-made Humour. 8. Playfulness in the Moment. 9. Even a Few Scribbles. Sarah Zoutewelle Morris. 10. Taking the Senses for a Walk. Part II. 11. A Licence to be Free. Agnes Houston. 12. The Moment 'Me' Returned. Edward McLachlan. 13. Play the Game. Robin Lang. 14. Your Hat's Squint - Nicola Hodge. 15. Beyond Right and Wrong. Ian Cameron. References. Further Reading. Index.

Product details

• Authors: Kate Allan, John Killick, Mr John Killick
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publications
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2012
• EAN: 9781849052238
• ISBN: 978-1-84905-223-8
• No. of pages: 120
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 215 mm x 7 mm
• Series: Bradford Dementia Group; University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides; University of Bradford Dementia Good Practice Guides; Bradford Dementia Group Good P; University of Bradford Dementi
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General