The Connections Activity Program for People with Dementia (Paperback)

Ellen Bikoff-Phipps

ISBN 10: 1938870395 / ISBN 13: 9781938870392

Published by Health Professions Press,U.S., Baltimore, 2017

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Paperback. Enjoy the benefits and reduced stress that come from reconnecting people with dementia to lifelong activities they love. Using a strength-based approach, this guide shows step by step how to design meaningful, individualized activities that can be performed by a person with memory loss as independently as possible. Helpful assessment and implementation tools guide your efforts to identify a personas optimal leisure activities and then tailor them to current skill levels. The resulting activity plans will effectively promote the well-being and self-identity of each person with memory loss. Downloadable resources include: Communication strategies and conversations startersAssessment forms Step-by-step implementation guidesSample activities adapted for early, middle, and late stages of dementia. Enjoy the benefits and reduced stress that come from reconnecting people with dementia to lifelong activities they love. Using a strength-based approach, this guide shows step by step how to design meaningful, individualized activities that can be performed by a person with memory loss as independently as possible. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Connections Activity Program for People with Dementia (Paperback)
• Publisher: Health Professions Press,U.S., Baltimore
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1938870395
• ISBN 13: 9781938870392
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Help people with dementia stay energized and connected to their lifelong interests using this strength-based approach to activity planning! Developed for both professional and family caregivers, the Connections Activity Program is a strength-based intervention that includes tools and step-by-step instructions for matching a person s level of cognitive function and current abilities with activities tailored to past interests. It helps reduce caregiver stress by explaining how to break down and structure activities so a person can engage in them as independently as possible. The Connections Activity Program shows how, with proper support, people with dementia care enjoy meaningful engagement and improved emotional well-being. Learn to use the Connections tools to: Gather information about a person's past and present interests and hobbies; Understand a person's current level of cognitive function; Identify remaining strengths and abilities; Individualize activities to promote maximum involvement; Use verbal and visual cues to support the person's ability to self-initiate and engage; Adapt activities to each level of cognitive function. This resource includes detailed case examples that illustrate how the Connections approach works as well as sample intervention guides that walk through how to implement specific activities and adapt them for people with early-, middle-, and late-stage dementia. DOWNLOADABLE RESOURCES INCLUDE: Conversation Starters, Leisure Interest Survey, Cognitive Function Checklist, Information Summary

About the Author

Ellen Bikoff-Phipps, CTRS, MSG, is Vice President of Programs & Services for the Alzheimer s Association, Central & Western Virginia Chapter, and part-time adjunct faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Gerontology. She specializes in creative therapeutic design for persons diagnosed with Alzheimer s disease and related dementias.

Barbara A. Braddock, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Saint Louis University School of Medicine. She has a special interest in healthcare and therapeutic service delivery systems for persons experiencing a diagnosis of Alzheimer s disease and related disorders.