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1	Therapeutic Activity Intervention with the Elderly: Foundations & Practices more books like this by Barbara A Hawkins, Marti E May, Nancy Brattain Rogers add to wishlist This book is a response to the need for pedagogical materials in the education of professionals who will provide activity programs and interventions to older adults in a variety of service settings. Foundation information about aging and the elderly is presented in the first two units, as well as a basic introduction to normal aging processes, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $95.28!
2	Life-Enhancing Activities for Mentally Impaired Elders: A Practical Guide more books like this by Beverly Ann Beisgen, Mary A Beisgen add to wishlist see all copies from $3.95! new only from $99.00!
3	Working with Elderly People more books like this by Dr. Anne Murphy add to wishlist A handbook based on the author's personal experience working in a day center for the elderly and disabled, which describes various ways of caring for elderly people who may be frail, have communication difficulties and mobility problems, and suffer from dementia and incontinence. see all copies from $8.65! new only from $10.88! \| first editions
4	Essentials for the Activity Professional in Long Term Care more books like this by Susan E Lanza, Sue Lanza add to wishlist This textbook outlines subject matter for activity professionals in the long term care setting, who are in training or are already working in the field. Researched and referenced, this text provides a comprehensive understanding of relevant information needed by activity professionals. The first section covers the history of the field, the ageing ... see all copies from $153.27! new only from $153.27! \| SVS
5	Failure-Free Activities for the Alzheimer's Patient: A Guidebook for Caregivers more books like this by Carmel Sheridan add to wishlist The family, voluntary or professional caregiver to the Alzheimer's patient can use these activities in the home or care facility. Guidance is given on matching activities to patients' potentials, thereby avoiding stress and frustration of failure and mistakes, reinforcing self-esteem, alertness and satisfaction. Appendices list useful information. ... see all copies from $1.99!
6	Waiting at the Gate: Creativity and Hope in the Nursing Home more books like this by David Read Johnson, Susan Sandel (Editor) add to wishlist Here is the result of over ten years of hands-on clinical experience by two experts wha have worked with the elderly. The authors explore the contributions of the creative arts therapies, specifically movement and drama therapy, to the individual and communal welfare of residents in nursing homes. Waiting at the Gate: Creativity and Hope in the ... see all copies from $24.91! new only from $29.04!
7	Therapy with Single Parents: A Social Constructionist Approach more books like this by Wendy J Hajjar, PhD, Joan D Atwood, Ph.D., Frank Genovese add to wishlist Provide effective counseling to members of single-parent familiesWith more than half of all first marriages ending in divorce, it's time to re-think the notion that "divorce" means "failure." Therapy with Single Parents focuses on the strengths of the single-parent family rather than its weaknesses, stressing the need to look at the socially ... see all copies from $28.76! new only from $52.79!
8	You Bring Out the Music in Me more books like this by Beckie Karras add to wishlist An enlightening book, You Bring Out the Music in Me, explores how music motivates, enriches, touches, relaxes, and energizes the elderly in nursing homes. Practicing music therapists explain how music "speaks" to all of us, regardless of our language, culture, or abilities and how it can be used with groups and individuals in nursing homes to ... see all copies from $20.00! new only from $66.10!
9	How to Make Your Care Home Fun: Simple Activities for People of All Abilities more books like this by Kenneth Agar add to wishlist As we grow older, our need to be engaged in interesting activities does not diminish and is vital to our quality of life. "How to Make Your Care Home Fun" examines the need for activities for elderly people in care and offers a practical programme of entertaining activities that can be used in nursing and residential homes, day centres, ... see all copies from $24.79! new only from $24.79! \| SVS
10	Activities in Action: Proceedings of the National Association of Activity Professionals 1990 Conference more books like this by Phyllis M Foster (Editor) add to wishlist Here is an invaluable resource for activities professionals specializing in geriatrics. Activities in Action reflects the goals of the National Association of Activity Professionals in that it serves as a catalyst for professional and personal growth and provides a national forum on geriatric and activity issues. Some of the highlights of this ... see all copies from $29.99! new only from $109.29! \| SVS
11	Television in the Nursing Home more books like this by Wendy J Hajjar, PhD add to wishlist Television in the Nursing Home: A Case Study of the Media Consumption Routines and Strategies of Nursing Home Residents is a three-stage ethnographic study of media use by the elderly in long-term care facilities. This research concludes that watching television is the most prevalent and pervasive activity for patients. Activity directors can now ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $103.33!
12	Leisure and the Changing City, 1870-1914 more books like this by Helen Elizabeth Meller add to wishlist see all copies from $14.26! first editions
13	Drama Activities with Older Adults more books like this by Anne H Thurman, Carol Ann Piggins add to wishlist Lead older adults in creative drama activities. This practical handbook provides step-by-step instructions for conducting over 50 introductory activities to stimulate the senses, awaken the imagination, activate body movement, encourage interaction, and stimulate verbal communication with the elderly. Written primarily for activity, recreation, ... see all copies from $38.28! new only from $126.87!
14	Long-Term Care: For Activity Professionals and Recreational Therapists more books like this by Elizabeth Best-Martini, Mary Anne Weeks, Priscilla Wirth add to wishlist see all copies from $28.35! new only from $38.56! \| SVS
15 view cover	Activity Programming in Long-Term Care more books like this by Lynn Avery add to wishlist Drawing on her years of experience as a nurse and consultant in long-term care, Lynn Avery shows how activity coordinators can provide activity/recreation programs that meet OBRA's federal mandates for improved quality of care in nursing homes. Helpful sample forms are also included. see all copies from $5.21! new only from $9.99!
16 view cover	Failure Free Activities for the Alzheimers more books like this by Carmel Sheridan add to wishlist This essential resource teaches professional anf fanily caregivers how to improve the well-being and raise the quality of life for people with Alzheimers disease. For so many victims of Alzheimers disease, failure fills their days. Now caregivers of Alzheimers patients can turn to this resource for ideas and advice for safe, reassuring ... see all copies from $9.36!
17 view cover	Make Their Days: Activities for Residents in Long-Term Care more books like this by Enid J Portnoy, Norman Q Brill add to wishlist see all copies from $21.94! new only from $33.25!
18 view cover	More Than a Game: A New Focus on Senior Activity Services more books like this by Brenda Corbett add to wishlist Activity services departments in long-term care need to provide activities for an increasing number of residents with more varied cognitive and physical abilities. More Than a Game provides therapeutic activities for today's resident, and ideas to develop a more productive, successful activity services department. As a guide to providing quality ... see all copies from $18.99! new only from $31.93!
19	Parties with a Purpose: A Handbook for Activity Directors more books like this by Shirley L Barrett add to wishlist see all copies from $84.74! new only from $84.74!
20 view cover	Activities for Resident-Centered Care: Complying with F-Tags #248 and #249 more books like this by Debbie Ohl add to wishlist see all copies from $99.00! new only from $99.00!
21 view cover	The Therapeutic Purposes of Reminiscence more books like this by Mike Bender, Dr. Michael P Bender, Paulette Bauckham add to wishlist 'I was impressed with the accessibility of the book, offering a guided tour through the history, context and purposes of reminiscence therapy, the range of applications from promoting social and emotional stimulation to reminiscence as psychotherapy. It also provides a brief overview of its theoretical underpinnings...As a book for health ... see all copies from $138.48! new only from $138.48!
22 view cover	Simple Expressions: Creative and Therapeutic Arts for the Elderly in Long-Term Care Facilities more books like this by Vicki Parsons, Gregory M Parsons (Illustrator) add to wishlist Simple Expressions offers more than 200 ideas for creative and therapeutic art activities to meet the needs and ability levels of almost all long-term care residents. These activities are appropriate for use in long-term care facilities, adult day-care centers, assisted-living facilities, and continuing care residence centers as well. Parsons ... see all copies from $25.27! new only from $25.27!
23	Recreational Activity Development for the Aging in Homes, Hospitals, and Nursing Homes more books like this by Carol Lucas add to wishlist see all copies from $7.98! first editions
24	Therapeutic Recreation for Long-Term Care Facilities more books like this by Fred S Greenblatt add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99!
25 view cover	Recreation programming and activities for older adults more books like this by Jerold E. Elliott, Judith A. Sorg-Elliott add to wishlist Here is a practical guide to providing recreation programs for older adults in a variety of settings, based upon the authors' extensive successful experience in working with older adults. The authors have rejected an "academic approach" in favor of a step-by-step guide that is a pleasure to read. This book is of interest to all those who work with ... see all copies from $10.00! new only from $22.46!

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