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Author: Anne Davis Basting (Director, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee)
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.295kg
ISBN: 9780801892509
ISBN 10: 0801892503
Pages: 224
Publication Date: 26 August 2009
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
The further I read the more impressed I became with Ann Basting's book. Northeast Forum on Spirituality and Aging An outstanding survey for both health and general collections. Midwest Book Review Challenges conceptions of what is possible with memory loss... of special importance in Basting's book are the several chapters dedicated to programs that awaken imagination and explor what is possible for people with dementia. -- Kate de Medeiros, PhD Gerontologist Although Forget Memory may at first sight appear to be just another handbook for dementia carers, it defies the usual expectations of this recent literary category. By effectively showing how people with dementia can be stakeholders of their own well-being, Basting both raises the hope of restoring the dignity of this population, and provides caretakers with invaluable guidance of how to creatively improve their efforts... an innovative guidebook for dementia care, and for the understanding of dementia and people with dementia... In some sense Forget Memory is a manifesto for a revolution. -- Bjorn Moller Dementia This book challenges the dreaded stigma attached to dementia by advocating news ways of thinking, and illustrates this with successful projects across the U.S.A. -- Cathy Goodwin International Psychogeriatrics I believe this book is incredibly powerful and valuable... The suggested future movements are very important and realistic, which I believe are imperative to the advancement of care for anyone involved in, or influenced by dementia. -- Amy Jenkins Journal of Dementia and Mental Health
A unique work. This wide-ranging critique of the current approach to the care of persons with dementia and memory impairment provides a much-needed prescription for change. - Peter V. Rabins, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, coauthor of The 36-Hour Day One of the most creative scholars in the area of dementia practice reminds in an unforgettable way that memory is more than we think and also less. - Peter J. Whitehouse, Case Western Reserve University, coauthor of The Myth of Alzheimer's With her big ideas and sharp criticism, Anne Basting is a vital part of the Alzheimer's community. I don't always agree with her, but I'm sure glad she's a part of this important conversation. - David Shenk, author of The Forgetting
The further I read the more impressed I became with Ann Basting's book. Northeast Forum on Spirituality and Aging 2009 An outstanding survey for both health and general collections. Midwest Book Review 2009 Challenges conceptions of what is possible with memory loss... of special importance in Basting's book are the several chapters dedicated to programs that awaken imagination and explor what is possible for people with dementia. -- Kate de Medeiros, PhD Gerontologist 2010 Although Forget Memory may at first sight appear to be just another handbook for dementia carers, it defies the usual expectations of this recent literary category. By effectively showing how people with dementia can be stakeholders of their own well-being, Basting both raises the hope of restoring the dignity of this population, and provides caretakers with invaluable guidance of how to creatively improve their efforts... an innovative guidebook for dementia care, and for the understanding of dementia and people with dementia... In some sense Forget Memory is a manifesto for a revolution. -- Bjorn Moller Dementia 2010 This book challenges the dreaded stigma attached to dementia by advocating news ways of thinking, and illustrates this with successful projects across the U.S.A. -- Cathy Goodwin International Psychogeriatrics 2010 I believe this book is incredibly powerful and valuable... The suggested future movements are very important and realistic, which I believe are imperative to the advancement of care for anyone involved in, or influenced by dementia. -- Amy Jenkins Journal of Dementia and Mental Health 2010
Author Information
Anne Davis Basting is the director of the Center on Age and Community at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, where she is also an associate professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the Peck School of the Arts. Her published works include The Stages of Age and The Arts and Dementia Care: A Resource Guide.
