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Module 3: Understanding Environment

Artful Moments - A group of participants compare two paintings, Bud by Marion Dale Scott, 1939 and Transitions I (self portrait) by Christina Sealey, 2001.

Welcome to Artful Moments: Shared Learning Module 3: Understanding the Environment. Here we will look at the site where your programs will take place. Museum spaces offer unique opportunities as well as challenging restrictions to work with, and we will take both into consideration in this module.

The goal for this module is for you to learn how to apply your knowledge of dementia to create a program environment that maximizes the safety, accessibility, and comfort of your participants and facilitators in order to promote engagement and wellbeing.

By the end of Module 3 you will be able to:

  • Describe the environmental factors that can affect the experience of participants during your program
  • Assess your environment related to the safety, accessibility, and comfort of your participants and program facilitators
  • Describe changes you can make to improve the program environment for participants and staff
  • Describe strategies that you can implement to adapt to elements in your environment that cannot be changed

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Course Content

Recommendations – Planning for Changes in Vision
Summary of Factors
Adapting to Challenging Sites
Activity Spaces
Studios and Workshops
Sharing Our Experiences – Activity Spaces
Setting Up a Hands-On Activity Space
Recommendations – Setup
Social Environment
Social Connections
The Social Environment at AGH
Recommendations – Education and Personal Connections
The Virtual Environment
Virtual Experiences
The Shift to Virtual Programs
Technology Solutions
Planning a Program – As the Facilitator
Supporting Participants
Group Size
Planning for Participation
What We Found: General Recommendations
Messages for Success
Many Ways to Adapt
Conclusion
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