The Creative Dementia Practice Handbook

Arts for Health and Wellbeing
Bringing together clear practical guidance, case studies, core skills and research, this book explores the development of creative arts practices for people living with dementia. Keeping the voice of people living with dementia at the forefront, it is an essential resource for creative practitioners and arts organisations.

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 family carers.

Bringing together case studies of music, dance, poetry, digital arts and more, this book explores the core skills needed to co-create inspiring programmes in various settings. 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.

Contributor: Richard Coaten (Edited by), Alex Coulter (Foreword by), Jane Spiro (Contributions by), John Daniel (Contributions by), Charlotte Cunningham (Contributions by), Michael Bryan (Contributions by), Pat Winslow (Contributions by), Melanie Brierley (Contributions by), Nicky Smith (Contributions by), Rosa Peterson (Contributions by), Frances Poet (Contributions by), Carol Rogers (Contributions by), Alison Teader (Contributions by), Hilary Woodhead (Contributions by), Angela Conlan (Contributions by), Paula Har (Contributions by), Beatrice Allegranti (Contributions by), Maria Pasiecznik Parsons (Edited by), David Truswell (Contributions by), Ronald Amanze (Contributions by), Douglas Hunter (Contributions by), Kate Parkin (Contributions by), Julia Puebla Fortier (Contributions by), Kate Wilkinson (Contributions by), Kaya Green (Contributions by), Helen Shearn (Contributions by), Nicola Naismith (Contributions by)

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