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Perspectives in Dementia Care: Art Therapy, Identity, and Consciousness
by Angel Duncan
Art therapy provides a non-verbal avenue for accessing thought and memory, even as dementia diminishes language. This lecture explores how creativity supports brain health, strengthens dementia care, and reveals the person behind the disease. Case studies and research show art therapy’s impact across all stages of dementia, reducing dependence on medication and enhancing quality of care.
Art therapy offers a way to access conscious and subconscious thought, allowing memories once thought lost to surface, even as dementia impairs language. This lecture examines the brain’s interplay between these thought processes and how art therapy enhances dementia care, and focuses on Alzheimer’s and related dementias, the partnership of arts and neuroscience, advances in art therapy technology, and debunking myths about self-awareness in dementia. It underscores the critical role of creativity in maintaining brain health, especially as we age. Both healthcare professionals and caregivers gain insight into how art therapy strengthens clinical interventions and dementia support. Above all, it celebrates the individual’s presence and humanity, despite the challenges of neural decline.
As dementia affects language abilities, art therapy provides an invaluable way to engage with conscious and subconscious thought, bringing forward memories that may seem forgotten. This lecture explores how the brain connects these thought processes, and how art therapy strengthens care for dementia patients. It emphasizes why creativity is vital for brain health, particularly as we age. Included in the presentation are case studies and research use to illustrate how art therapy benefits clinical work, highlighting its effectiveness across different stages of dementia, from early onset to advanced progression.
Designed for healthcare professionals and caregivers, this lecture also demonstrates how art therapy reduces reliance on psychotropic medications for managing challenging behaviors. Most importantly, it validates the enduring presence of the person behind the illness, even amidst neural decline.
Topics covered include:
Designed for healthcare professionals and caregivers, this lecture also demonstrates how art therapy reduces reliance on psychotropic medications for managing challenging behaviors. Most importantly, it validates the enduring presence of the person behind the illness, even amidst neural decline.
Topics covered include:
- an overview of Alzheimer’s and related dementias
- the synergy between arts and neuroscience
- technological advancements in art therapy
- addressing misconceptions about self-awareness in dementia
Length of video: 00:56:22
English subtitles available
Group ISBN-10 #: 1-60124-735-4
Group ISBN-13 #: 978-1-60124-735-3
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