Resources
Dramatherapy with older people with dementia: does it improve quality of life?
Jaaniste, J., Linnell, S., Ollerton, R., & Slewa-Younan, S. (2015). Dramatherapy with older people with dementia: does it improve quality of life? The Arts in Psychotherapy, 43, 40–48.
Quality of Life improvement through dramatherapy with people with dementia: a developmental approach
Jaaniste, J. (2018). Quality of Life improvement through dramatherapy with people with dementia: a developmental approach. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Arts Therapy, 13(1 & 2), 77-82.
Lifestage and human development in dramatherapy with people who have dementia
Jaaniste, J. (2016). Lifestage and human development in dramatherapy with people who have dementia. In C. Holmwood & S. Jennings (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Dramatherapy. Routledge: London & New York.
The Conversation
Creative arts therapies can help people with dementia socialise and express their grief.
Cultural Meaning and the Arts Therapies in Recovery
In this article Joanna Jaaniste uses case references from her own specialisation, drama therapy, to explores the engagement of clients from a variety of cultural backgrounds, using the interventions of the arts therapies.
A New Beginning
A dramatherapy group for participants with co-occurring mental illness and substance abuse in a mental health setting.
Creative Approaches in Dementia Care
Play and Story Attachment Assessment (PASAA)
Dramatherapy and Spirituality in Dementia Care
Dramatherapy is growing Down Under
(courtesy of The Prompt, Oct 2010)