John Killick Libros

Focusing on a life marked by turmoil, the autobiography recounts John Killick's journey through childhood suffering, petty crime, and gambling, ultimately leading to bank robberies and unrequited love. It vividly details his experiences with prison brutality and daring escapes, including a dramatic helicopter rescue orchestrated by his girlfriend. This narrative intertwines themes of love and crime, presenting a unique perspective on a bank robber's life and the complexities of his relationships amidst chaos.

This book describes how to develop a creative approach to the day-to-day care of people with dementia, and provides rich and varied ideas for creative activities for use with individuals or groups. The authors explain what creativity has to offer people with dementia, and how a creative approach can help to address the difficulties they face.

Killick steers clear of any sort of medical terminology and instead nurtures the often neglected aspects of dementia, thereby reinforcing to the reader that these are of no lesser importance.

The book explores the significant influence of American economic intervention in Europe following World War II, highlighting its role in shaping the continent's recovery and development. John Killick delves into the strategies employed by the U.S. and their long-term effects on European economies, providing insights into the complexities of post-war reconstruction and the geopolitical landscape of the time.

John Killick explores the nature of playfulness and the many ways in which it can enrich the lives of people with dementia. Specific approaches and ideas for practice are described, and personal accounts of playfulness by those with dementia and their carers offer rich first-hand insights into its transformative potential.

A practical guide to reading and writing poetry with older people living with dementia to improve mental health and wellbeing. Tips and techniques are included for facilitating poetry projects with groups or individuals for professional care workers or personal family members.

Although the medical model has yielded little in the way of advances, that is not true of psychosocial initiatives.This little book tells the hidden story of positive approaches, and those who have devoted their lives to finding alternative creative solutions to one of today's great challenges.

Killick illustrates this book with a series of vignettes taken from his own experience as an only child. It follows him as he grows up, featuring moments both pivotal and seemingly mundane. Onlyness explores the nature of what it means to grow up as an only child, and the ongoing effect that the only child's experiences have on his or her adult life.

Inside places a brief account of the patients of a hospital assessment ward, catering to those in the process of being diagnosed with dementia, in contrast to the inmates of a broad spectrum of prisons.

Kreativität und Kommunikation fördern und erhalten die Kognition, so könnte die Kurzbotschaft dieses Buches lauten. Noch etwas zu schaffen und zu gestalten, wenn manch anderes nicht mehr gelingt. Anschaulich zeigt das erfahrene und versierte britische Autorenteam, wie wesentlich die Beschäftigung mit kreativen Aktivitäten für Menschen mit Demenz ist, um ihre Kommunikation aufrechtzuerhalten, zu verbessern und ihre Persönlichkeit und Identität zu stärken. Die Autoren zeigen, wie es Menschen mit Demenz, Angehörigen und Begleitenden gelingt, Kreativität und Kommunikation im Alltag zu ermöglichen und zu entwickeln. Zahlreiche Ideen für kreative Aktivitäten in dem Buch konkretisieren, wie Kreativität und Kommunikation Kognition fördern können. Collagieren, Fotografieren, Gedichte schreiben, Geschichten erzählen, Musizieren, Schauspielern, sowie mit Holz, Metall und Textilien arbeiten sind die Werk zeuge, um Hirn, Herz und Hände zu beflügeln