Today i joined the "Discover Your Story" Program that takes place at the Minneapolis Institute of Art.
It was ever so interesting as they incorporate Anne Davis Basting's Timeslips Program model within the Art Gallery (paintings). Today was the first time i have seen this in action and it certainly worked. Any image can be told and made into an expressive, humourous story!!!
Nancy, a docent who has been trained via Alzheimer's Association delivered the session and she was fantastic and automatically created this safe and comfortable environment for the paritcipants to be creative and imaginative in. As prompts for storytelling she used various props to communicate with the senses. From a rain pipe, various coloured fall leaves and smells that promote association. These really enabled exciting stories and communication around the theme of Fall.
Another difference to this Program was that the Minneapolis Institute of Art concentrate on Mid-Stage Dementia so it was interesting to see the participation within the group. The group came from Wilder Care Facility (where i worked previously on Monday with Kairos Dance) for their first session on this program. As soon as the program began they were engaged and very verbal throughout!! I spoke to alot of the participants at the end of the program and they all thoroughly enjoyed the session and wanted it to carry on....
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