Description: Bringing together clear practical guidance, case studies, core skills and research, this book explores the development of creative arts practices for people living with dementia. Keeping the voice of people living with dementia at the forefront, it is an essential resource for creative practitioners and arts organisations.
Brief description: Maria Parsons is the Chief Executive of Creative Dementia Arts Network (CDAN). She has written widely about dementia care and presented at conferences all over the world. Maria was a member of the editorial group of the Journal of Dementia Care for twenty-one years and continues to serve on the Advisory Group. She lives in Bristol.
Review Quotes: The Creative Dementia Practice Handbook offers a very useful and needed underpinning of the why, how and what next for creative practice in the field of dementia. Spanning research and practice, from imagining, delivery to evaluation and impact, this handbook is sure be an invaluable asset to all those practicing, researching and championing the vital role creativity plays in the lives of people with dementia and their communities. Most importantly, it reflects what is possible when we give people with dementia the right, person-centred opportunities to explore their creativity and what can happen when we prioritise meaningful co-production, which is where so much possibility lies.--Ellie Robinson-Carter, Programme Director MSc Dementia University of Hull, Founding Artistic Director of The Photobook Project