Occupational Therapy and Dementia

Fiona Maclean is an occupational therapist with over 30 years' experience. Fiona has worked and collaborated with people living with dementia to develop a range of innovative educational opportunities such as the first occupational therapy internship programme, funded by Alzheimer Scotland and Santander Universities UK. She is also an Allied Health Professional Project lead at Alzheimer Scotland.Dr Alison Warren is an Occupational Therapist with over 30years' experience. Alison has worked and collaborated with people who have dementia and their caregivers in a range of settings. She led the development of a service for younger people with dementia and is a founder member of the Prime Ministers Dementia Challenge Group for Air Transport.Elaine Hunter is a member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy. Elaine has worked as the Alzheimer Scotland and Scottish Government's National Allied Health Professional Consultant since 2012 and has published with the British Journal of Occupational Therapy.Lyn Westcott is a member of the Royal College of Occupational therapy. From 2016-2020 Lyn served on the Council of The Royal College of Occupational Therapists and chaired the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Board: Learning and Development. She is also the co-editor of Perspectives in Occupational Therapy Education 2020.

Bringing together professional and lived experience, this collection of expert voices frames dementia practice with an occupational justice lens. It provides a focus for learning and development in practice for occupational therapists and allied health workers working in dementia care, incorporating the voice of people living with dementia.

Foreword -Scottish Dementia Working Group (SDWG), including Wendy Rankin, Active Voice Development Officer (SDWG)Foreword - Professor Clare Hocking, Department of Occupational Science and Therapy, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.SECTION 1: PERSON1. Introduction. Fiona Maclean, Alison Warren, Elaine Hunter, and Lyn Westcott.2. The voices of people living with dementia. Anthony Schrag, Henry Rankin, Lorna Noble, Margaret McCallion, and Wendy Rankin.3. Always looking for a solution: Chris Roberts and Jayne Goodrick in conversation with Alison Warren. Chris Roberts, Jayne Goodrick, and Alison Warren.4. Occupational therapy, dementia and person-centredness. Brendan McCormack, Fiona Maclean, and Lyn Westcott.5. The role of occupational therapy in promoting lifelong brain health. Neil Fullerton, Fiona Maclean, Elaine Hunter, and Anna Borthwick.SECTION 2: ENVIRONMENT6. Persons with Dementia and Social Transformation: Expanding Occupational Possibilities. Sarah Kantartzis, Debbie Laliberte Rudman, and Fiona Maclean.7. Occupational Justice: Air Travel and People with Dementia. Alison Warren, Katharine Turner, Maria O'Reilly, and Ian Sherriff.8. Digital Health Technology and Occupational Engagement. Fiona Fraser, Toni Page, Hannah Bradwell, Katie Edwards, and Alison Warren.9. Occupational Opportunities for People Living with Advanced Dementia. Angela Gregory and Margaret Brown.10. The three 'C's of curricula re-design: Conversations, Courage and Change in dementia education. Fiona Maclean, Michelle Elliot, and Elaine Hunter.SECTION 3: OCCUPATION11. Occupation, Social Participation and Rights Based Practice in South-West England: examining health and wellbeing for people with dementia through a community lens. Lyn Westcott and Kim Crocker-White.12. Occupation and rights-based practice in Scotland: an acute inpatient setting. Lynsey Robertson and Elizabeth McKay.13. The POOL Activity Level (PAL) Instrument - An Occupational Focus for Engagement, Function and Well-Being. Jackie Pool, Liz Copley, and Sophia Dickinson.14. Occupational Therapy Home Based Memory Rehabilitation: an improvement project in practice. Alison McKean, Mary McGrath, and Gill Gowran.15. Journeying through Dementia: an occupation-based group approach for individuals following diagnosis. Claire Craig, Helen Fisher, Ashleigh Gray, and Elaine Hunter.16.Working with People with Dementia and their Caregivers: Tailored Activity Programme (TAP) and Care of People with Dementia in their Environments in Action (COPE). Caroline Kate Keefe, Alison McKean, Jill Cigliana, Kari Burch, and Catherine V. Piersol.17.Challenges and opportunities in occupational therapy intervention research. Jennifer Wenborn and Alison Warren.Epilogue. Fiona Maclean, Elaine Hunter, Lyn Westcott, and Alison Warren.