Creativity in Elder Care
Training Medical Students
in the Use of Creative Expression to Improve Elder Care
Calendar
Wednesday, Nov 28th, Noon, HSEB, Room C206
1. Workshop, Poetry and Theater Improvisation (In person)
Students take Attitudinal Survey
Overview of creative aging and types of memory
Introduction to use of narrative in medicine
Best Practices:
Alzheimer’s Poetry Project
In the Moment
Thursday, Jan. 10th, Noon, HSEB, Room C206
2. Webinar, Music
Best Practices:
Music and Memories℠
http://musicandmemory.org/
Songwriting Works™
http://www.songwritingworks.org/
Thursday, Feb. 14th, Noon, HSEB, Room C206
3. Webinar, Storytelling
Best Practices:
TimeSlips™
Story Core
Thursday, March 7th, Noon, HSEB, Room C206
4. Webinar, Visual Art Looking and Making
Best Practice Art Making
Opening Minds through Art
http://www.scrippsoma.org/oma-videos.html
Best Practice Art Looking
Meet Me at MoMA
Thursday, April, 11th, Noon, HSEB, Room C206
5. Webinar, Dance/Movement
Best Practices:
Kairos Alive!™
Intro
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2vOO0cXZxI
On challenging stereotypes about aging
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHGctT4NGb0
Dance for PD® (Parkinson’s Disease)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LwWkFHpve0
(Tentative Date) Thursday, May 9th, time and location TBA
6. Field Trip to Local Assisted Living or Adult Day Care Center
and Culminating Even