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Playfulness and Dementia

A Practice Guide
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John Killick has been the Writer in Residence and Poet Mentor on several Poetry and Dementia projects over the last 25 years. He currently runs a residential Poetry and Dementia course in Wales.
Introduction. Part I. 1. What do we Mean by Playfulness? 2. To Play or Not to Play? 3. What People are Already Doing. 4. Bringing Play to the Person. 5. Funshops: Portrait of a Project. 6. The Dementia Monologues. 7. Home-made Humour. 8. Playfulness in the Moment. 9. Even a Few Scribbles. Sarah Zoutewelle Morris. 10. Taking the Senses for a Walk. Part II. 11. A Licence to be Free. Agnes Houston. 12. The Moment 'Me' Returned. Edward McLachlan. 13. Play the Game. Robin Lang. 14. Your Hat's Squint - Nicola Hodge. 15. Beyond Right and Wrong. Ian Cameron.
A Playfulness and dementia: A practice guide, John Killick explores the nature of playfulness and look at how it can enrich the lives of people with dementia... It is aimed at dementia care practitioners, activity coordinators, people with dementia and their relatives, and anyone else concerned with the wellbeing of those with dementia. Colour photographs demonstrate playful approaches in action.
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