The Dance of Interaction: An Embodied Approach to Nonverbal Communication Training for Caregivers of People with Dementia
The Dance of Interaction: An Embodied Approach to Nonverbal Communication Training for Caregivers of People with Dementia
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互动之舞:痴呆症患者护理人员非语言沟通培训的具体方法
DOI:
10.1007/s10465-018-9276-6
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发表时间:
2018
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0.8
通讯作者:
Pattee Russell
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作者:
Pattee Russell
The Dance of Interaction captures the essence of dance/movement therapy and dance as a healing art. It makes accessible to the elderly, or to any challenged population, a community of connection, compassion and relationship, when language fails. By helping caregivers of people with dementia to feel comfortable within their bodies, and to see nonverbal behavior as an instrument for eliciting more understanding and cooperation from people with dementia, the authors have made great efforts in improving the quality of care for those with dementia. This also empowers caregivers with humane tools for more effective accomplishment of treatment goals.Structured as a training manual for caregivers of people with dementia, this book helps the trainees to become more in-tune with their own nonverbal messages communicated when they stand or kneel near the person, or in how their touch conveys warmth and caring, impatience, or intolerance. The Epigraph in the manual poignantly emphasizes the intent of this manual: to remember to ‘‘Honor thy father and thy mother’’—Exodus 20: 23, Deuteronomy 5: 16. Inspired by their own experiences with their mothers, the authors, Donna Newman-Bluestein and Meg H. Chang, set out to help improve nonverbal communication for those with dementia. They developed a connection and heart for helping caregivers understand an embodied approach to nonverbal communication. With these skills, the caregivers can work more efficiently. Without clear verbal communication, people with dementia may become resistant when they are hurried, or approached in direct or indirect ways, depending upon their own movement style, and that of the caregiver. Additionally, the authors desire to see elder care provided with dignity and compassion, and this training manual is a beautiful tool in that endeavor. Both