Art, Drawing Task Processes, and Identity Awareness

2015 ◽  
pp. 208-228
Author(s):  
Ana Belén Navarro ◽  
Unai Díaz-Orueta ◽  
Lorena Martín-Niño ◽  
Miguel Elías Sánchez-Sánchez
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Cognitive Decline ◽  
Art Therapy ◽  
Verbal Memory ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Memory Systems ◽  
Day Care Center ◽  
Drawing Task

Non-pharmacological treatments for dementia include a variety of approaches, including art and drawing therapy, that aim to develop new connections between neural circuits through non-verbal memory systems. The current chapter presents a pilot study of an art therapy and reminiscence program in which drawings made by persons with dementia attending a day care center in Spain were compiled and analyzed to identify features that remain constant and those that evolve during progression of this dementia. For illustrative purposes, the chapter presents the case study of a 92-year-old woman who participated in all nine art therapy and reminiscence sessions conducted as part of this pilot study. Her drawings clearly illustrated the “retro-genesis” phenomenon. Modifications in the elements of her drawings are presented as an example of the degeneration in drawing processes that can be a marker for the evolution of cognitive decline. Despite the changes in this participant's drawings, her reminiscences reflected a retained sense of identity.

scholarly journals A case study on a home-based caregiver-delivered music-with-movement intervention for people with early dementia

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 2050313X1773026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel LL Lai ◽  
Claudia KY Lai
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Sleep Quality ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Day Care Center ◽  
Old Chinese ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Early Dementia ◽  
Repeated Interviews

Background: Music has been found to improve sleep and reduce anxiety. Purpose: This article reports a 78-year-old Chinese female who had been diagnosed with early dementia underwent an 8-week music-with-movement intervention delivered by her husband at home after being trained in a day care center. Methods: Both the patient and the husband’s data were collected through repeated interviews and regular observations. Conclusion: The results indicated signs of improvement of the patient in terms of sleep quality and depressive symptoms.

Combatting staff burn-out in a day care center: A case study

1980 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ayala Pines ◽  
Christina Maslach
Keyword(s):  
Day Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Day Care Center ◽  
Burn Out

Community Response to Child Sexual Abuse in Day-Care Settings

1993 ◽  
Vol 74 (5) ◽  
pp. 268-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Deborah Bybee ◽  
Carol T. Mowbray
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Sexual Abuse ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Community Response ◽  
Day Care Center ◽  
Public Response ◽  
Abuse Case ◽  
Sexual Abuse Case

Models of public response to child sexual abuse have been designed to handle “ordinary” abuse cases, that is, intrafamilial cases with one perpetrator and one victim. These models break down when day-care abuse occurs. In such instances, the scale is larger, the details less predictable, and the context more volatile and more public. The authors review the aspects of day-care-center abuse that complicate public response, based on the results of a national survey. Findings from an intensive case study of a multivictim day-care sexual-abuse case in a small Midwestern community are presented. Analyses suggest ways to improve public response in future cases.

scholarly journals Evaluating the effects of diffused lavender in an adult day care center for patients with dementia in an effort to decrease behavioral issues: a pilot study

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Moorman Li ◽  
Brian Gilbert ◽  
Anna Orman ◽  
Petra Aldridge ◽  
Sue Leger-Krall ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Day Care ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Adult Day Care ◽  
Behavioral Issues ◽  
Day Care Center
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