Full circle : spiritual therapy for the elderly

Author(s)

    • Kirkland, Kevin H.
    • McIlveen, Howard

Bibliographic Information

Full circle : spiritual therapy for the elderly

Kevin Kirkland, Howard McIlveen

(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

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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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