I meant to add this earlier. I'm attaching a couple of links to some videos of talks by Brene Brown, Ph.D. My friend, Lizza shared the first one with me via a Ted Talks a few weeks ago. The second one is muh shorter and while it takes place prior to the first one, she does touch on some pieces about empathy that are not shared there. I strongly encourage anyone reading this to take a look. She has done a great deal of research surrounding compassion, vulnerability, empathy and shame. I just found it all to be highly relevant and thought provoking. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCvmsMzlF7o
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQiFfA7KfF0
Lise,
ReplyDeleteI found this following article. Sounds as if you're doing lots of this. I'm so proud of you.
Dad
Participation in a creative storytelling intervention improves communications skills and demeanor in people with dementia, according to a study by University of Missouri researchers.
The program, TimeSlips, encourages participants to use their imaginations to create short stories as a group. Participation does not require factual recall, but rather responses to humorous images presented by facilitators. The facilitators record the responses and read narratives to further develop or conclude the stories.
“TimeSlips provides rich, engaging opportunities for persons with dementia to interact with others while exercising their individual strengths,” said Lorraine Phillips, RN, PhD, FNP-BC, assistant professor in the Sinclair School of Nursing.
“It encourages participants to be actively involved and to experience moments of recognition, creation and celebration. Meaningful activities such as TimeSlips promote positive social environments that are central to person-centered care.”
Phillips and colleagues delivered the intervention in one-hour sessions twice a week for six consecutive weeks. Their results included increased expressions of pleasure and initiation of social communication. Improvements lasted for several weeks following the session.
The intervention is acceptable for people with mild to moderate dementia, Phillips said, and "offers a stimulating alternative to typical activities in long-term care facilities. It is an effective and simple option for care providers, especially those who lack resources or skills required for art, music or other creative interventions.”
The intervention was detailed in a study, “Effects of a Creative Expression Intervention on Emotions, Communication, and Quality of Life in Persons with Dementia,” which ran in the November/December 2010 issue of Nursing Research.
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THank you, Dad. I love this.
ReplyDeleteWhatever helps,gives me great joy. I still remember the joy I had when I saw you for the first time....I can remember the first time I saw Kaiya. Missed Wrenna's ,but she's in my heart with the rest of you....Probably,I had no verbal expression the first time I saw you...
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Dad