THERAPEUTIC ACTIVITIES IN THE NURSING HOME

描述：(根据申请改编)：史蒂文斯博士获得博士学位。 年毕业于新奥尔良大学的应用发展心理学 1993年。在他的研究生生涯中，他得到了一项研究的支持 获得国家精神卫生研究所研究资助的助学金。他 曾担任医学研究助理教授和 加州大学伯克利分校老龄中心的副科学家。他的研究经历 与养老院和社区居民一起，在监督下 提高了他的研究技能，使他能够完成 一个小型试点项目，它解决了可行性和 QAR程序在养老院的应用效果。这一试点项目是 1995年8月，在美国政府资助的研究基金的支持下， 退休研究基金会。他说，第26页“通过这些研究 活动中，我意识到我试图解决的问题是 多方面的，更多学科的方法将是最 具体来说，我对研究这些影响产生了兴趣 活动项目，如QAR，对痴呆症患者的生活质量... 以及根据潜在的治疗活动设计额外的治疗活动 QAR程序的原则。

DESCRIPTION: (adapted from the application): Dr. Stevens received a Ph.D. in applied development psychology from the University of New Orleans in 1993. During his graduate career he was supported by a research assistantship on a National Institute of Mental Health research grant. He has functioned as a Research Assistant Professor of Medicine and an Associate Scientist at the Center for Aging at UAB. His research experience with nursing home and community dwelling populations, under the supervision of Dr. Burgio, has enhanced his research skills and allowed him to complete a small pilot project, which addressed the issues of feasibility and efficacy of the QAR procedure in the nursing home. This pilot project was expanded in August, 1995 through the support of a research grant from the Retirement Research Foundation. He states, p. 26 "Through these research activities, I have become aware that the issues I am trying to address are multifaceted, and a more multi-disciplinary approach would be most beneficial." Specifically, I have become interested in studying the effects of activities programs, such as QAR, on dementia patients quality of life... and devising additional therapeutic activities based on the underlying principles of the QAR procedure.