Alzheimer's Poetry Project (APP) and
Institute of Dementia Education and Arts (IDEA)
On-Line Training and Certification
Work one-on-one with Gary Glazner founder of the APP and IDEA. He has taught over 3,000 family caregivers, healthcare workers and artists to use poetry to connect with people living Alzheimer's disease and related dementia. Glazner will custom design the workshops for your interest and needs.
The total price of the series of three, hour-long, one-on-one workshops is $299.00.
Please see the drop-down menu for options for multi-person training sessions.
Workshops are conducted using Zoom.
The training emphasizes simple techniques to build communication skills to work with elders and people in all stages of dementia.
You will learn how to structure an arts program or to work one-on-one with elders and people living with dementia.
How to perform and create new poetry with them.
You will understand how to use the arts to engage people in group discussions that lead to the creation of new poetry, stories and/or songs.
How to evaluate a dementia arts program.
The workshop fee includes the chapter on poetry from Glazner's book: Dementia Arts Celebrating Creativity in Elder Care. Please consider purchasing the book. It also includes Glazner’s papers published in The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Art and Health Journal.
More info on the book at: Dementia Arts Book
Jim describes participating in the Memory Arts Cafe performance at IONA Senior Services on Thursday, Sept. 20th in Washington DC. The event was part of the Dementia Arts Festival and featured musician Judith-Kate Friedman, Songwriting Works, dancer Maria Genne, Kairos Alive! and poet Gary Glazner.