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Karrie Marshall - Puppetry in Dementia Care: Connecting Through Creativity and Joy - 9781849053921 - V9781849053921
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Puppetry in Dementia Care: Connecting Through Creativity and Joy

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Description for Puppetry in Dementia Care: Connecting Through Creativity and Joy Paperback. This book demonstrates how puppetry and associated art forms such as singing and story-telling can be used to nurture and support connections with people with dementia. Strategies for using puppetry in daily care are suggested and step-by-step instructions for making the puppets are included. Num Pages: 264 pages, 22 black and white and 8 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: JKSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 390.
Even in the later stages of the disease, when memory, words and relationships are affected, it is possible for people with dementia to express emotions, imagination, humour, sensitivities and personal preferences. This book demonstrates the many ways in which puppetry and associated art forms such as singing and story-telling can be used in a person-centred way to create opportunities for these human responses to emerge. The author describes different scenarios in which puppetry can help facilitate connections, including in response to changes in relationships, communicating when words fail and in times of distress or conflict. She ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Jessica Kingsley Publishers United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
264
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849053921
SKU
V9781849053921
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2

About Karrie Marshall
Karrie Marshall has a background in nursing and person-centred counselling. She managed a care home for people with profound and complex needs, and worked for ten years as a lecturer in health and social care at Inverness College. In 2011 she founded the social enterprise Creativity in Care (www.creativityincare.org), which promotes inclusive and joyful work in care settings and in ... Read more

Reviews for Puppetry in Dementia Care: Connecting Through Creativity and Joy
Everyone in any way involved in caring for a person with dementia should use this book to stimulate the quiescent creativity in the person with dementia.
Margot Lindsay, Research Department of Mental Health Sciences
European Journal for Person Centered Healthcare
the book introduces the idea of puppetry for adults then specifically links using puppetry with people who ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Puppetry in Dementia Care: Connecting Through Creativity and Joy


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