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In this chapter, we describe an approach to providing meaningful activities that engage persons with dementia: the “I’m Still Here”™ Approach. Our approach focuses on remaining strengths and abilities in persons with dementia, rather than focusing on their deficits – a central tenet of the “I’m Still Here”™ Approach. It is useful to see activities programming for persons with dementia on a continuum, ranging from working with a single person and a single skill to community-based events for small or large groups. This continuum is the organizational tool we use for this chapter.
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Camp, C.J., Zeisel, J., Antenucci, V. (2011). Implementing the “I’m Still Here”™ Approach: Montessori-Based Methods for Engaging Persons with Dementia. In: Hartman-Stein, P., LaRue, A. (eds) Enhancing Cognitive Fitness in Adults. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0636-6_23
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