Hello, my name is Millie, and I am in my second year of the MSc Art Psychotherapy programme at Queen Margaret University. I have the privilege of being a student Art therapist on placement with Alzheimer Scotland for six months. As an Allied Health Professional student, I am part of a wider team supporting people living with dementia in the community. My role involves offering art therapy within a day service setting. In this blog, I’d like to share a little about my role and what a typical...
I’ve spent the past two weeks binge watching the
Olympics. I’ve watched sports that I never realized existed before. With 116
events, and 16 different...
Healthy feet support comfort, movement and independence. For a person living with dementia, maintaining good foot health can make an especially meaningful difference,...
Alzheimer Scotland have been working collaboratively with our Higher Education Institutions in Scotland to support a “practice ready” allied health professions workforce to...
For more than a week, we’ve lived in a deep freeze
with sub-zero temperatures and frigid wind chills. The cold weather became
officially miserable especially...
When we open our mouths, our words can be for good
or evil. Carefully chosen words offer encouragement, hope, and heartfelt
inspiration. Words carelessly spoken...