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AnAgeingandCrea1vityCaseStudy23rdOctober2012
Whatisdemen1a?
Damagetothebrainthatcanaffect:
• Memory
• Communica1on• VisualProcessing• BodyAwareness• Planning,judgementandcontrol
Demen1a–thecontext
• Thenumberofpeopleaged75andolderinEnglandisprojectedtoincreasefrom4millionin2012to7.2millionin2030
• Approx600,000peoplewithdemen1aintheUK
• By2030sthisfigurees1matedtoriseby70%toaround1.1million–2%ofthepopula1on
• Demen1a=anormalexperienceforawiderangeofpeople
• “Normallivingisdoingthings–meaningfulengagementinnormallife”AlexWalker,NHSLancashire
• Movingawayfromdeficitdrivenmodelsofcaretocarethatismoreintui1veandreflec1ve
• Suppor1ngpeopletoleadfullliveswheretheyareabletomakedecisionsforthemselvesand/ortakecharge
Demen1aandCrea1vity
• Crea1veareasofthebrainaregenerallythelasttoretainfunc1on
• Lackofresearch/evidencebaseespeciallyinthelongerterm
• Researchagendaisstar1ngtopickup
• Muchofcareaboutmanagementofexpressivebehaviour
• Pharmacologicalversusnon‐pharmacologicalapproachestothis
“Peoplehaveadesperateneedforhumanconnec1onandinterac1on.Ifpeoplecancommunicatetheyarenolongeralone”
NaomiFoilValida&onTherapy
Wheredoescrea1vitycomein?
• Crea1vityasamechanismtobuildcommuni1es/rela1onshipsandexpressingiden1ty
• “Artswithmystery,meaningmaking,inspira1on”AnnBas1ng
• “Crea1vityasawayofmakingmeaning”McKnightandBlack–TheAbundantCommunity
• Crea1vitywithintrinsicvaluethatweoeendon’tfullyunderstand
• Capacitytocreatemeaningfulpar1cipatorysocialroles
• Communicatethroughdifferences
• Makelinksbetweenindividualandcommunity
• “Somethingnewaddedtotheworldthathasvalue”GeneCohen
• LizPostlethwaite• [email protected]• crea1veages.org.uk