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Introduction
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Unit name | The Arts and Dementia Care |
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Unit code | FXA100 |
Credit points | 12.5 |
Faculty/School | College of Arts, Law and Education School of Creative Arts and Media |
Discipline | Arts|Music|Theatre |
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Availability
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Learning Outcomes
- Describe the nature and purposes of a range of arts-based interventions currently used in Dementia Care
- Analyse how arts-based interventions can contribute to well-being, mood and cognitive processing for those living with dementia
- Use basic research skills and critical facility in evaluation of case studies and resources
- Apply formal and informal communication skills and self-reflection to engage in informed debate and complete a range of writing tasks
Fees
Teaching
Teaching Pattern | Fully online |
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Assessment | Task 1: Online quizzes (3 x 10%) Task 2: Report, research assignment (20%) Task 3: Essay (35%) Task 4: Discussion form contribution (15%) |
Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
Required | None |
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Recommended | Hayes, J, Povey, S,The Creative Arts in Dementia Care, London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2011 |
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