Healing Arts Therapies and Person-Centred Dementia Care

1. Introduction, Roseann E. Kasayka2. From the Heart into Art: Person-centred Art Therapy, Holly Queen3. Winter Dance: Dance/movement Therapy Partners in Personhood, Liat R Shustik and Tria Thompson. 5. Principles of Person-Centred Care in Music TherapyKaren Hatfield and Natalie McCluneReferences. Index.

This book provides insight and opportunity to explore artistic and person centred ways to communicate with individuals with dementia. Within the realms of art, dance and music, the author invites readers to refocus their interactions from problematic behavioural concerns to the ""residual strengths"" of the individual... Within the area of dementia care, this book moves away from traditional concerns about behavioural problems and offers the reader positive and encouraging methods that can access the ""residual strengths"" of the person with dementia.