Playfulness and Dementia: A Practice Guide

Name: Playfulness and Dementia: A Practice Guide
Price: 10.95 USD
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ISBN: 9781849052238

ISBN-10: 1849052239

ISBN-13: 9781849052238

Edition: 2012

Authors: John Killick

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Playfulness has an important role in ensuring that life continues to be enjoyable and meaningful after a person is diagnosed with dementia. This positive and uplifting book sets out to establish playfulness as an essential component of dementia care, and will be a key text in changing attitudes and offering practical suggestions for new and valuable ways of interacting and being with people with the condition.The author explains what is meant by playfulness within this context, and why it is so important for people with dementia, including as a way of maintaining meaningful relationships and a sense of personhood, as a way of retaining control and as a way into lateral thinking. He provides…

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub
Binding: Paperback
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction






What do We Mean by Playfulness?



To Play or Not to Play?



What People are Already Doing



Bringing Play to the Person



Funshops



The Dementia Monologues



Home-made Humour



Playfulness in the Moment



Even a Few Scribbles




Taking the Senses for a Walk


Pictures of Playfulness







A Licence to be Free




The Moment 'Me' Returned




Play the Game




Your Hat's Squint




Beyond Right and Wrong



References


Further Reading and Resources


Index