{"value"=>"<p> <span class=\"title\">Dance Therapy and Alzheimer's Disease: An Expressive, Action-Oriented Approach</span></p> <p>This paper discusses the use of dance/movement therapy for person with Alzheimer's disease. The literature presented includes a description of the disease's symptomatology, course, and several theoretical considerations of causality. A discussion of social work programming in the activity group and of dance/movement therapy as an action-oriented modality, provides a basis for group practice for Alzheimer's patients. Specific dance therapy application and interventions, many of which involve occupational therapy and nursing techniques, are proposed, as they target function maintenance and enhancement. A humanistic approach in working with this population is taken. The author is very much concerned with the pervasive clinical and social problems of mechanical, impersonal and uncreative treatment of these individuals This paper advocates for a deeper exploration into humane and creative ways in which to work with elderly people living with primary degenerative dementia of the Alzheimer's type.</p>"}