The Seventh Annual University of Maine Geriatrics Colloquium Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Older Adults M

1. The Seventh Annual University of Maine Geriatrics Colloquium Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Older Adults Monday, May 7, 2012 7:45 am—4:00 pm Point Lookout Resort and Conference Center Northport, Maine

2. EXPRESSIVE AND EXPERIENTIAL APPROACHES WITH OLDER ADULTS. HOW CAN ART AND PLANTS HELP IN HEALING? Elin Mackinnon, LCSW

3. This workshop will explore • Brief history of these approaches • Examples of how these approaches are used in various settings with older adults • 2 hand’s on experiential activities you can use in various settings.

4. You can think big orthink small.

5. Unique characteristics of expressive therapies All of the expressive therapies have characteristics that are not always found in verbal therapies; • self expression • active participation • imagination • mind-body connections

6. Self EXPRESSION Self EXPLORATION OR

7. Active Participation

8. Imagination

9. Mind Body Connection

10. Art Therapy With Older Adults

11. How can art help? • Brief history of art as therapy . • Special considerations in using artin working witholderadults. • Activities that work.

12. FILM: BEYOND WORDS ART THERAPY WITH OLDER ADULTS Introduction (7 min.) Judith A. Rubin Beyond Words (13 min.) Judith A. Rubin, Ph.D., ATR-BC Sponsored by the American Art Therapy Association, Inc. “I recommend this to all who participate in the treatment of older adults"Irene Jakab, M.D., Ph.D. Department of Psychiatry, Harvard University This film demonstrates the many ways in which art therapy can enrich and give meaning to the later years; and can affirm the wisdom and self-awareness that comes to those who have lived a full life, and have developed the capacity to manage a multitude of challenges. Art therapy can also help older adults to cope with the inevitable psychological problems that accompany aging, especially when illness and disability have taken a toll.

13. Special considerations using art in working with older adults.

14. Activities that work.

15. SimpleScribble Drawings

16. “I Remember Better When I Paint”, narrated by Olivia de Havilland, is the first international documentary about the positive impact of art and other creative therapies on people with Alzheimer’s and how these approaches can change the way we look at the disease. A film by Eric Ellena and Berna Huebner, presented by French Connection Films and the Hilgos Foundation. Among those who are featured are noted doctors and Yasmin Aga Khan, president of ALzheimer’s Disease International and daughter of Rita Hayworth, who had Alzheimer’s. http://www.irememberbetterwhenipaint.com/ 3 minute trailer

17. 5 Minute Break

18. Horticulture as therapy

19. How can plants help? • Brief history of horticulture as therapy . • Special considerations in using horticulture in • working witholderadults. • What to grow and where to grow it?

20. Special considerations using horticulture in working with older adults.

21. Adaptive gardening

22. Container gardening

23. Activities that work.

24. HT Resources http://www.edenalt.org/about-the-eden-alternativeEden Alternative http://changingaging.org/Dr. William Thomas Blog http://www.ahta.org/American Horticultural Therapy Association

25. Art Therapy Resources http://www.arttherapy.org/ American Art Therapy Association http://www.internationalarttherapy.org/neurogenerative.html International Art Therapy Association

26. Handouts Using both sides of the brain Senior tool kit AATA I remember better when I paint resource guide Gardening for life Poisonous & safe plants Caring for your grass head