Posts tagged aging
"I See You" Art Therapy and the Maintenance of Self for Individuals with Advanced Dementia

by Sarah Roesler

This paper presents a qualitative study of the use of art therapy in the maintenance of ‘self’ with six individuals in the advanced stages of dementia. It seeks to find ways for health care professionals, therapists, and caregivers to maintain quality of life and help those in the severe stages of dementia preserve a sense of self.

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The Value of Art Therapy with the Elderly In a Long Term Care Facility

by Jennifer Hakola

This study examines the value of art therapy for the elderly in a long term care facility. Psychoanalysis, object relations theory, and phenomenology are highlighted in relation to the art therapy approach used in this study.

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