Abstract
This case study describes an art therapy intervention with a client diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease who was coping with grief. The course of fifteen sessions included three phases: body awareness, grief emotions, and grief acceptance. The positive changes parallel ways that art therapy can benefit older adults by promoting communication, accessing memories, reconstructing identity, and supporting creativity.
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank Alexandra Marin for her help in editing the article, and to Mrs. P and her daughters for her consent to publish the case and the artworks.
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Patricia Marco
Patricia Marco, MA, is an art therapist and doctorate candidate in the department of Audiovisual Communication, Documentation & History at Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; and Rosa Redolat, PhD, is Full Professor in the Department of Psychobiology at Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
Rosa Redolat
Patricia Marco, MA, is an art therapist and doctorate candidate in the department of Audiovisual Communication, Documentation & History at Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain; and Rosa Redolat, PhD, is Full Professor in the Department of Psychobiology at Universitat de Valencia, Valencia, Spain.