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StArt project: and innovative programme of cognitive-communicative stimulation with the visual arts
Product: Book
Trim size in cm: 21x29,7cm
Pages: 314
ISBN: 9788859031130
Publication date: 01/11/2022
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The volume presents the StArt Project, an innovative programme of cognitive-communicative stimulation with visual arts for people with mild-moderate neurocognitive disorders. It provides theoretical and practical materials needed to carry out rehabilitation sessions.
Designed and created at the Regional Center for the study and treatment of Cerebral Aging (RCCA) of the University Hospital of Padua, in collaboration with the Municipality of Padua and the Department of Cultural Heritage of the University of Padua, the StArt Project is a “model” that optimizes existing public resources – the hospital, the municipality, the university – integrating them in order to create a network with the same purposes.
The proposed protocol can be carried out both in a group setting and individually. The protocol can be carried out in presence but, with the appropriate precautions, it can also be carried out remotely. The modularity and adaptability of the rehabilitation sessions also make it possible to adapt the rehabilitation proposals to all museums in the area.
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The contents of the volume and the formulation of the material have been designed in such a way as to allow for different uses. The volume was in fact created to be used both by adults interested in a cognitive-communicative stimulation programme to counteract cognitive decline and by professionals who have been trained in other areas. The person concerned and the care partner will be able to choose the tools based on their personal preferences, while the art historian, the speech therapist, the psychologist and the healthcare professional will be able to modulate the tools according to their specific professional competences.
Presentation (C. Gabelli, C. Guarnieri e F. Franzoso)
Preface (P. Battista)
Introduction
Ch. 1 Theoretical framework
Ch. 2 The StArt Project: aims and innovative aspects
Ch. 3 The methodology of the StArt Project
Ch. 4 The professionalism of the StArt Project
OPERATIONAL PART
Rehabilitation sessions
Introductory session. Discovering art at the museum
Portrait
- Beauty and self-care
- The products of the earth
- The temper
Still life
- Fruit and vegetables
- Food and nutrition
- Flora and fauna
Landscape
- The nature
- The town square
- The sea
Genre scene
- The work
- Education
- Occupations and progress
Historical representation
- The company
- The House
- The animal kingdom
Activities complementary to the sessions
Bibliography and sitography
The A gym for the mind series is a personalised "gym" with a variety of worksheets and activities designed to effectively train cognitive abilities, helping to delay the effects of cognitive decline in elderly people, and improve their quality of life.
The practical tools provided in the volumes are simple and easy to use, making them ideal for daily use with individuals affected by Alzheimer’s and their families.
The related workbooks series, recently started, is designed to help older people train their mental abilities daily, counteracting cognitive decline and the brain ageing.
A gym for the mind – Volume 1
Cognitive stimulation for cerebral aging and dementia
A gym for the mind – Volume 2
New exercises of cognitive stimulation for cerebral aging and dementia
A gym for the mind – Volume 3
Cognitive-communicative activation programme for cognitive decline
A gym for the mind at the museum
StArt project: an innovative programme of cognitive-communicative stimulation with the visual arts
The volume provides theoretical and practical materials needed to carry out rehabilitation sessions. It has been created to be used both by adults interested in a cognitive-communicative stimulation programme to counteract cognitive decline and by professionals who have been trained in other areas.
A Gym for the Mind series expands its offering with a series of workbooks designed to help older people train their mental abilities daily, counteracting the early signs of cognitive decline and the effects of brain ageing.
Through simple exercises and activities focused on specific topics, combined with colourful images, these workbooks spark curiosity and engagement with new cognitive challenges. Each workbook is structured around a central theme that connects the activities, all written in clear and accessible language to encourage independent use by older people.
Workbooks from A gym for the mind - Food
The text is divided into four sections, each corresponding to a week. Each section explores different courses of a meal: starters, first courses, main courses and sides, fruit, and desserts.
Every week includes a variety of food-related activities, such as word searches, exercises to identify hidden phrases or mistakes, and a final quiz with questions on the topics covered throughout the week.
Leaf through some selected pages from the book that have been translated into English to facilitate your evaluation:
