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The M Technique for dementia
- Author:
- BUCKLE Jane
- Journal article citation:
- Working with Older People, 13(3), September 2009, pp.22-24.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The M Technique is a registered method of gentle structured touch suitable for anyone, following a choreographed sequence of strokes, at a set pace and set pressure. The author explains how the M Technique, started in the United States and now used in approximately 40 hospitals in the United States and 20 hospices in the United Kingdom, is being used in a variety of care settings to calm, soothe and reassure patients, and the benefits it gives to people with dementia.
Thinking about dolls
- Authors:
- MacKENZIE Lorna, WOOD-MITCHELL Amy, JAMES Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 14(2), March 2006, pp.16-17.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The authors, who have spent 18 months carrying out experimental research in the area, provide a summary of some of the empirical findings about the use of dolls in dementia care. They do so in response to an article by Jane Verity in an earlier edition of the Journal of Dementia Care.
Music therapy: positive results, changes that last
- Author:
- HSU Ming Hung
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 25(5), 2017, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Music therapy is an established clinical intervention, delivered by qualified music therapists who are registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. Music therapy sessions have parallels with psychotherapy sessions where music is used to regulate a resident's emotions through music. This article explains how music therapy can help care professionals respond better to the needs of people with dementia. (Original abstract)
Using pre-therapy techniques in dementia care
- Authors:
- DODDS Penny, MORTON Ian, PROUTY Garry
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 12(2), March 2004, pp.25-28.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Outlines the principles of Pre-Therapy, explaining and giving examples of how the techniques are used in practice with people with dementia.
Designing a garden for people with dementia
- Author:
- COBLEY Martin
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 11(5), September 2003, pp.22-23.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Sets out principles for designing a garden to be used by people with dementia.
Coming along swimmingly
- Author:
- SMITH Penny
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 6.8.02, 2002, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Looks at the use of swimming sessions to help people with dementia.
Just what is person-centred dementia care?
- Author:
- MORTON Ian
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 8(3), May 2000, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Discusses the contribution of Rogerian person centred-counselling to "person-centred" care in people with dementia.
Communication: a matter of life and death of the mind
- Author:
- KILLICK John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 5(5), September 1997, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The author's work of listening to and recording the words of people with dementia has convinced him that they do retain insight into their predicament. Argues that the barrier which they, and we, have to fight against is the language in which to express their thoughts and feelings.
The snoezelen room
- Author:
- BURNINGHAM Sally
- Journal article citation:
- Alzheimers Disease Society Newsletter, March 1997, p.4.
- Publisher:
- Alzheimers Disease Society
Looks at pioneering work by the Kings Park Community Hospital in Dorset in using snoezelen for people with severe dementia.
Validation: the Feil method; how to help disoriented old-old
- Author:
- FEIL Naomi
- Publisher:
- Edward Feil Productions
- Publication year:
- 1989
- Pagination:
- 111p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Cleveland, OH
Explains the thinking behind, and the techniques of validation therapy.