Playfulness and Dementia : a Practice Guide.

Playfulness and Dementia : a Practice Guide.

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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Allan, Kate
Other Authors: Killick, John
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2012.
Series:Bradford Dementia Group.
Subjects:
Dementia > Patients > Care > Psychological aspects.
Dementia > Patients > Long-term care > Psychological aspects.
Dementia > Patients > Recreation.
Alzheimer's disease > Recreation.
Online Access:Click for online access
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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