Full circle : spiritual therapy for the elderly
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Full circle : spiritual therapy for the elderly
(Haworth activities management)
Haworth Press, 2000
- : pbk
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Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-211) and indexes
"Softcover edition published 2000."--T.p. verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
When you read Full Circle: Spiritual Therapy for the Elderly, you'll discover a brand new therapeutic approachspiritual therapyto treating elderly patients with cognitive disorders. This handy guide will assist you in starting your own renowned spiritually therapeutic program for dementia patients.
Full Circle is a how-to book that will prove you can trigger emotional responses in an individual or group therapy session using the right spiritual cues. In the first ten pages of Full Circle, you'll learn about the Spiritual Therapy Program and find the answers to general questions about how and where to establish the program. The remainder of Full Circle contains 80 thematic lesson plans for use in both group and individual sessions. The lessons are flexible and organized into lists to help you formulate the right agenda for individual dementia patients.
Full Circle divides 70 themes into these easily accessible categories:
Feelings: depression, anger, and shame
Life Review: aging, children, and change
Sensory: hearing, smell, and touch
Special Occasions: Easter, Thanksgiving, and memories of Christmas
Spiritual: forgiveness, heaven, and peace
In addition, Full Circle has expanded units for higher-achieving seniors. You may also want to use the special notes, poetry, and quotations that are pinpointed within the appropriate specific theme for even more startling results. Full Circle's sophisticated approach to therapy will help you cater to the needs of the cognitively impaired elderly to trigger emotional responses and enhance overall quality of life.
Table of Contents
Contents Preface
Introduction
Definitions
Rationale
Format of the Sessions
Qualities of Full Circle Staff
A Guide to Using the Themes
Themes
Feelings
Anger
Confidence
Confusion
Depression
Encouragement and Support
Envy and Jealousy
Faith
Fear
Forgiveness
Freedom
Joy
Memories and Memories Lost
Orphaned/Lonely/Abandoned
Reconciliation
Shame
Sorrow/Grief
Togetherness and Unity
Life Review
Aging
Birth
Celebration
Change
Children
Death/Loss
Dreams and Aspirations
Friendship
Good News/Bad News
Home
Life's Storms and Trials
Name
Saying Good-Bye
Siblings
Spouses/Partners
Teacher
Transitions/Moves
Work
Sensory
Arms
Clothing
Darkness
Faces
Gardening
Hair
Hands/Touch
Hearing (Ears)
Heart
Legs and Feet
Light
Meals
Music
Pain
Rest
Scent/Smell (Nose)
Sight (Eyes)
Voice (Mouth)
Weariness/Fatigue
Special Occasions
Communion
Easter
Father (Father's Day)
Gifts (Second Advent)
Hope/Waiting (Third Advent)
Love (Fourth Advent)
Memories of Christmas
Mother (Mother's Day)
Promises (First Advent)
Renewal/New Year's Day
Thanksgiving
Veterans Day/ Remembrance Day
Spiritual
Angels
Creation/Nature
The Cross
Healing
Heaven
Life After Death
Peace
Prayer
Appendixes
Blank Theme Pages
Hymnal Sources
Bibliography
Hymns/Secular Songs Index
Topic Index
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