Role Play
Breaking down complicated tasks into simple easily understood
directions`
• As a group, brainstorm simple everyday task (e.g. having
lunch, getting dressed for work, preparing dinner).
• Choose one of these activities and recreate it for a person
with dementia.
• Ask for one volunteer to be the client. Try to choose
someone who is not too shy – you want a little acting from
the person in the role of the client. Instruct the volunteer
to resist initial commands or try to leave.
• Ask the other in the group to take turns giving each step
In the process, one step at a time, until the activity is
complete.
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25 Annual Alzheimer’s Association Conference
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April 15 2010
LeNora Hughes BA, ACC