If you are dealing with the cognitive changes of an aging loved one, Laurie Bowen, psychotherapist from Arts & Life Psychotherapy, will be of great help to you and your family. She is our special guest in this Moving Forward Radio interview and she specializes in the care of dementia and Alzheimer individuals and families. In the interview, she offers hands-on, supportive and non-medicative ways to help you and your loved ones move forward.
To contact Laurie, you can reach out to her in the following ways:
Website: Arts for Life Psychotherapy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ARTS-FOR-LIFE-PSYCHOTHERAPY
Other resources mentioned in the interview:
Dementiability books, CDs, and other online resources: Dementiability website
iPad app trivia game for dementia: Best Guess Trivia
Download: Laurie Bowen Interview Transcript
ABOUT LAURIE BOWEN
Laurie Bowen is a social worker in Private Practice (Arts For Life Psychotherapy) who utilizes the arts in therapy, education and health care settings. When her beloved Auntie was locked up in the “last chance long term care facility” in St Catherine’s in her 90th year, Laurie was heartbroken to see how she had to spend her final year on this earth. The walls were peeling paint, it was small and dreary just like her gaze had become, and there was NOTHING to do. When Laurie heard about Montessori methods for Alzheimer’s and Dementia shortly after her Aunt passed away, she immediately signed up for the 3 day training. It brought hope to know that there is a better way for dementia care so she spent the next year becoming certified through McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. Laurie‘s hope is to see this philosophy of care used extensively in every long term care facility across this country. She teaches family members, clients and health care workers how it can be easily implemented and will make an amazing difference in the quality of life for everyone!
