John Killick

Poetry and Dementia

A Practical Guide

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Poetry is an engaging and inclusive activity that can help develop memory, imagination and identity. This book provides guidance on setting up and running poetry projects for people living with dementia. It offers specific techniques for introducing poetry to older people and explores the ethical issues of running poetry projects in dementia care are explored along with examples of poetry produced by individuals and groups, interviews with care workers, and case studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. November 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 213mm x 140mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 227g
• ISBN-13: 9781785921766
• ISBN-10: 1785921762
• Artikelnr.: 48749020

Autorenporträt

John Killick

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: Introductory. Part Two: Reading Poetry. 2.1 What Poems to Choose.
2.2. Building a Programme. Part Three: Writing Poetry. 3.1. Group-Work and
One-to-Ones. 3.2. How to Run Groups. 3.3. Examples of Group-Work Poems.
3.4. Why Do One-to-Ones? 3.5. How to do One-to-Ones? 3.6. The Art of
Listening. 3.7. The Art of Transcribing. 3.8. The Art of Editing. 3.9. Ways
of Sharing. 3.10. The Present Moment. 3.11. Portraits. Part Four: Issues
Arising. 4.1. Ownership of Poems. 4.2. Truth-Telling. 4.3. Aims and
Objects. 4.4. Therapeutic Approaches. 4.5. Support for the Poet. 4.6.
Evaluation. Part Five: Postscript. Part Six: Resources. 6.1.
Recommendations and References. 6.2. Books and Articles. 6.3. Organizations
and Websites.