What, when and how to use music effectively for individuals and groups with different behaviours and difficult cultural backgrounds.
A follow on workshop from workshop 1 and 2 by:
Dr Loretta Quinn, Registered Music Therapist, Registered Nurse Div 1, PostGradDipMT, AMusA(Piano), MMusMT.
Workshop Aims:
That the attendants with little or no music background will feel confident running therapeutic music activities with a group of people from English and Non-English speaking backgrounds, who are displaying difficult behaviours associated with dementia.
Workshop Goals:
- To provide a basic understanding of why the difficult behaviours occur associated with dementia.
- To provide a basic understanding of various cultures and their connection to music.
- To provide practical information on how to access music of different cultures, effective in a group setting.
- To provide practical interactive music activities effective with groups of people with dementia of various cultural backgrounds, displaying difficult behaviours.
- To provide a list of music already well known to the workshop participants and to the residents they are working with, that are well known to different cultures.
- To provide DVD footage of music therapy clinical work carried out by the facilitator with other residents for educational purposes.
- To provide education on how to position clients of various levels of dementia, and different cultural backgrounds in a group to maximise effectiveness of the music.
- To provide easy practical musical techniques for the attendants in the form of interactive activities in a supportive environment.
“Loretta was excellent. The workshop was awesome, easy to understand and fun.” Workshop attendant, HACC Melbourne.
Options:
The facilitator is happy to work directly with clients during the workshop with written permission from the Aged Care Facility/organisation
Cost:
For a quote on workshop, contact us on: 1300 202 120 OR
email info@dementiaconsult.com.au
