Creative Approaches in Dementia Care

HILARY LEE President of the Spark of Life, with a global focus on education, research and innovation. She is also the Founder of the Society for the Arts in Dementia Care (Australia) Inc. TREVOR ADAMS is a Lecturer and Strategic Lead in Dementia Care in the Division of Health and Social Care at the University of Surrey, UK. He is qualified in general, mental health and community mental health nursing and has worked in dementia care for over 30 years.

• Foreword; G.Allen PowerIntroduction; H.Lee & T.AdamsRe-igniting the Human Spirit; J.Verity & H.LeeThe Laughter Boss™; P.SpitzerDramatherapy and Dementia Care; J.JaanisteDance Movement Psychotherapy in Dementia Care; R.CoatenMusic Therapy in Dementia Care; K.Robertson-GuillamArt Therapy and Dementia Care; P.BainesApplying Complementary Therapies with a Person-centred Approach; K.JamesStory Matters in Dementia Care; T.Kotai-EwersInnovative Approaches to Reminiscence: Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today; P.SchweitzerGetting in the Picture: Using Photography, Video and Visual Material to Enhance Communication; J.Killick & K.AllanCreative Processes to Bring Out Expressions of Spirituality; E.MacKinlayCreative Communication at the End of Life; J.Killick& K.AllanConclusion; H.Lee.

'To call this book simply groundbreaking would belittle it. This is a book to break down prison walls...I have many books I value, but this book is in my top 10 from the past 40 years... I would make this an essential purchase for first-year students right across nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, social work and psychology but this is not an exclusive list...It is hard to find a superlative to describe how heartily and sincerelyI wish to recommend this book. It is great value for money, a pleasure to read and will be one of those book you will want to treasure for the rest of your career and probably beyond.' - Sue McBean, Lecturer, University of Ulster (THE Textbook Guide 26 May 2011) "This book will make a valuable addition to our reading lists not only in the fields of learning disability and mental health but also for all nurses caring for those with dementia." - Peter Griffin, Lecturer, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast 'This book brings together so many diverse and established practitioners from the field of arts and dementia care who have been pioneers in terms of the approaches adopted' - Claire Craig, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health and Well-being, Sheffield Hallam University, UK 'This book provides a refreshing new approach in the area of dementia care' - Christine Toye, Associate Professor, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Post-graduate Medicine, Edith Cowan University, Australia 'What is creativity? Photographer Dewitt Jones (1999) defines it as 'a moment-a moment where we look at the ordinary, but see the extraordinary.' This simple definition describes what is so important about this book. - G. Allen Power, MD, FACP, Rochester, NY, USA (extract from the Foreword)