NEW WAYS TO SHIFT DEMENTIA CARE

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Lori La Bey talks with For those of you just tuning in, we’ve been talking with Rachael Savage, who is the Artistic Director of Vamos Theatre, the UK’s foremost full mask theatre company. She works nationally and internationally as a theatre director, consultant, and workshop leader, and is a leading figure in mask and non-verbal theatre.

New Ways To Shift Care Culture

Since creating Vamos Theatre’s award-winning show about dementia, Finding Joy, in 2013, Rachael has continued to create connections with health and social care professionals and organizations to promote the arts as a powerful tool for change, developing performances and workshops specifically for the sector.

Rachael’s work in the field of non-verbal communication emphasizes empathy, listening, trust, and truthful connections.

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Learn:

What Full Mask theatre is.
How non-verbal theatre works, and how it works around language barriers.
New ways to shift our care culture.
Why experiential training is so powerful.
What “Joy in a Box” is.
How humor changes perceptions and outcomes.
Two critical questions to ask every resident
How Racheal used her creative ways to stay connected to residents and staff during the pandemic.
About the Wednesday Wave
About some powerful reactions to Rachael’s work.
What is the “Art of Care?”
How to participate in Rachael’s work.