Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming for Older Adults by Linda Levine Madori

Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming for Older Adults by Linda Levine Madori

Using a thematic approach to activity programming, this illuminating book teaches activity staff and recreation therapy students how to maximize cognition and brain functioning to improve the day-to-day performance of both well elders and those facing illness or disability. The author's Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming method transforms activity planning from an episodic approach (isolated activities) to a continuum of related events using varying expressive forms: the visual arts, language, music and drama. Readers learn how to use these expressive arts in a dynamic, integrated way that will renew the hearts, minds and spirits of older people whose declining physical or mental health increasingly limits their experiences and interactions. Emphasis is placed on programming that is inexpensive and easily adapted for people at various levels of functioning.

Linda Levine Madori holds a doctoral degree in recreation therapy, is a licensed art therapist and recreation therapist, and is Assistant Professor of Therapeutic Recreation and Leisure Studies at St. Thomas Aquinas College. She was previously Director of Recreation Therapy at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center, New York.

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ISBN 13	9781932529029
ISBN 10	1932529020
Title	Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming for Older Adults
Author	Linda Levine Madori
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Health Professions Press,U.S.
Year published	2006-12-30
Number of pages	208
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