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Creative Dementia (eBook, ePUB)

Engaging people living with dementia with the creative arts
Redaktion: Pasiecznik Parsons, Maria; Coaten, Richard

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 carers.

Bringing together case studies from music and poetry to dance, digital arts and more, this book explores the core skills needed to create community and collaborative projects that achieve positive outcomes. 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781805010364
• Artikelnr.: 72257904

Autorenporträt

Maria Pasiecznik Parsons is CEO of Creative Dementia Arts Network (CDAN). Maria is a professional social worker, academic and researcher, senior manager in dementia care and NHS and social care specialist consultant. Maria sits on the Boards of Frames of Mind and Dementia Community, has lived experience of being a family carer and lives in Bristol.

Richard Coaten PhD is a registered dance movement psychotherapist (RDMP) with the Association for Dance Movement Psychotherapy (UK) and is a national and international specialist in non-verbal, movement and dance-based practices with people living with dementia and their carers. Richard sits on the boards of CDAN and the Balbir Singh Dance Company and is a Churchill Fellow (2010). He lives in West Yorkshire.