Playfulness and dementia [[electronic resource] ] : a practice guide / / John Killick ; foreword by professor Murna Downs
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| Autore: |
Killick John
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| Titolo: |
Playfulness and dementia [[electronic resource] ] : a practice guide / / John Killick ; foreword by professor Murna Downs
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| Pubblicazione: | London, : Philadelphia, : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (122 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 362.19683 |
| Soggetto topico: | Dementia - Patients - Care - Psychological aspects |
| Dementia - Patients - Long-term care - Psychological aspects | |
| Dementia - Patients - Recreation | |
| Alzheimer's disease - Recreation | |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Playfulness and Dementia: A Practice Guide; Foreword; Introduction; PART I; Chapter 1 What do We Mean by Playfulness?; Chapter 2 To Play or Not to Play?; Chapter 3 What People are Already Doing; Chapter 4 Bringing Play to the Person; Chapter 5 Funshops; Chapter 6 The Dementia Monologues; Chapter 7 Home-made Humour; Chapter 8 Playfulness in the Moment; Chapter 9 Even a Few Scribbles; Chapter 10 Taking the Senses for a Walk; PART II; Chapter 11 A Licence to be Free; Chapter 12 The Moment 'Me' Returned; Chapter 13 Play the Game; Chapter 14 Your Hat's Squint; Chapter 15 Beyond Right and Wrong |
| ReferencesFurther Reading and Resources; Index; Pictures of Playfulness | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Establishing playfulness as an essential component of dementia care, this positive and uplifting book will be key in changing attitudes and providing ideas for new and valuable ways of interacting and being with individuals with the condition. John Killick explores the nature of playfulness and the many ways in which it can enrich the lives of people with dementia, including as a means of maintaining relationships and communication, supporting communication and generally lifting the spirits. Specific approaches already in existence are described, including improvised drama, clowning and laught |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Playfulness and dementia |
| ISBN: | 1-283-75457-6 |
| 0-85700-462-X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910785723003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Bradford Dementia Group