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Play and metaphor in dementia care and dramatherapy
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 10(2), March 2002, pp.33-37.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Looks at the role of art therapies and dramatherapy in responding to the deeper psychological needs of people with dementia. Focuses on the languages of play and metaphor, which are already part of the vocabulary of people with dementia.
Practical care: open up to the great outdoors this summer
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing and Residential Care, 13(7), July 2011, pp.338-340.
- Publisher:
- MA Healthcare Ltd.
- Place of publication:
- London
It is important that care home residents, however frail, should have the opportunity to enjoy time outdoors. With imagination, planning and risk assessment, it is possible to organise successful trips out to local parks, markets or events. This article provides some advice.
Magic across the generations
- Authors:
- GILFOY Kathryn, KNOCKER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 17(3), May 2009, pp.22-25.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Magic Me works across Tower Hamlets in east London, running creative projects and activities which bring together young people aged 9 and above and older people aged 55 and above. Two of their innovative projects, This is My Life and Sense of Adventure, are described. This Is My Life was developed for people who had recently moved into a care home, and their families and friends, and focused on creating artworks based on their shared life stories. Sense of Adventure involved the young and older people being involved in drama and art together. Both projects were developed for use in care homes.
Throwing away the dusty silk flowers and helping people to live life
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 11(4), December 2007, pp.32-33.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
Co-ordinated activities are gradually becoming an integral part of nursing and residential care home life. The author highlights the importance of activities and presents findings from the National Association for Providers of Activities for Older People's (NAPA) recent examination of the current state of activity provision in care homes.
Working towards a 'new culture of activity provision in care homes - helping residents to 'live life'
- Authors:
- KNOCKER Sally, SILVER Sylvie
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 1(1), September 2006, pp.34-42.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This article explores a positive way of looking at activity provision in care home settings, focusing on individual planning and a whole-day approach rather than traditional structured group activities and entertainment. Practical examples and direct quotes from residents interviewed in care homes are offered by the authors who both have extensive experience of delivering activities in innovative ways in care homes. It is concluded that while shifts in attitudes and approaches are needed, it can and should be an achievable goal for all older people in care settings to live life whatever their frailty or level of dementia.
The right mix of ingredients: working alongside care staff
- Author:
- KNOCKER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 9(4), July 2001, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes how working alongside care staff in an activity like cooking can make learning good dementia care practice both tangible and fun.
Refreshing the parts other training can't reach
- Authors:
- HEISER Sue, KNOCKER Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 4(5), September 1996, pp.13-15.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Most social workers feel their training prepares them hardly at all for the challenges and rewards of working with people with dementia. The authors designed and ran a new style of training course to fill this need.