Expressive Arts with Elders: A Resource - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1853028193 ISBN 13: 9781853028199

Publisher: Jessica Kingsley, 2001

Synopsis

This engaging and practical book shows how older people who are disoriented or depressed or socially excluded by the process of ageing can experience a renewed sense of connectedness and life-affirmation through the expressive arts and arts therapies.

The contributors combine a thought-provoking analysis of theoretical considerations around the themes of aging, society and dementia with practical applications in a diverse range of creative arts including drama, music, art, dance and creative writing. They also include descriptions of innovative inter-generational and cross-cultural projects.

Professionals working with older people in a range of settings including residential homes, community centres and psychiatric care will find this book to be an indispensable guide to their practice.

Review of the first edition

;This book is comprehensive and program-oriented and will be of immeasurable help to professionals in the field of ageing. It is a lucid guide of successful and creative artistic programs which points the way to new dimensions in the field.'

- Jacqueline T. Sunderland, former president of the National Center on Arts and Ageing

About this title

Book Description:

Help older people experience a renewed sense of life-affirmation through the expressive arts and arts therapies

From the Author:

Naida Weisberg, M.A., R.D.T., a co-founder of !IMPROVISE!, creative drama specialists and drama therapists, works with nursing home activity directors, university students, institutionalized adults and children of all ages. Rosilyn Wilder, Ed.D., R.D.T., is assistant professor at the Gallatin School of Individualized Study, New York University. She is a creative art therapist with a private practice.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1853028193
• ISBN 13: 9781853028199
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Weisberg Naida, Wilder Rosilyn