My elective volunteering placement with Dementia Adventure UK by Magdalene Effiong, 3rd year BN Student

This experience underscored the significance of effective organization and communication in overcoming obstacles while planning, fostering meaningful interactions, and providing compassionate care in the realm of dementia support, thus enhancing both my personal and professional development.   In this earnest blog, I’ll share the extraordinary tale of my time as a volunteer with Dementia AdventureContinue reading My elective volunteering placement with Dementia Adventure UK by Magdalene Effiong, 3rd year BN Student

My Canadian Adventure Part One: International Consortium for Dementia and Wayfinding

About a year ago, when I was just getting my head around using Twitter (any followers who have been with me from the beginning will remember that I didn’t like the platform at first), I was contacted by Ron Balerno (@rb33) who saw my research profile and shared his experiences of caring for his fatherContinue reading My Canadian Adventure Part One: International Consortium for Dementia and Wayfinding

Listening with Your Eyes Interactive Drama Workshop

Being playful and experiencing joy is part of being human, but often not what comes to mind when living with dementia. ‘Listening with Your Eyes’, a workshop delivered by Nik Howden from Vamos Theatre Company (https://www.vamostheatre.co.uk/), which ran as part of the Festival of Creative Learning 2019, challenged this mindset. Through a series of exercises,Continue reading Listening with Your Eyes Interactive Drama Workshop