Enrichment courses offered for Farmington Public School employees ONLY!
This workshop is for individuals who want to improve the caregiver experience with someone living with cognitive changes due to Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. We focus on basic improv practices and their applications to better listen, engage and connect with someone living with dementia through:• A better understanding of dementia• The improv practice of “Yes, And…”• Being present • Letting go of control• deep listening• acceptance• body language• and more
This course is taught based on the curriculum provided in A Community Education Curriculum Using Improvisational Theatre Techniques for Informal Dementia Caregivers, from the Journal of Arts and Humanities. The article can be read here...https://drive.google.com/file/d/1N45bTpLTm6Gp9ImgpXZfLt5KuCVwrxGZ/view?usp=drive_link
Brian’s advocacy and leadership work in dementia care involves outreach, education, engagement. Working with compassion and understanding, He helps individuals build new purpose-driven social structures and support systems for resilient living with cognitive change. Faculty member of the LiveWell Resilient Living Center as a certified practitioner of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), facilitator for Brain Fitness and engagement leader for multiple multi-generational engagement programs. Inprov practitioner since 1998.
Brian Connolly
No Class Apr 14
