 Dalia
Gottlieb-Tanaka, PhD
Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka earned her PhD from the University of British
Columbia, in the Institute of Health Promotion Research and the
Interdisciplinary Studies Program. She graduated in 1976 from the
Bezalel Academy of Arts & Design in Jerusalem, and received a Master
of Architecture degree in 1980 from the University of British
Columbia. After working in architecture for about 30 years and
raising a family, Dalia returned to school to pursue a new direction
in gerontology, specifically in the study of creative expression,
dementia and the therapeutic environment. The Creative Expression
Activities Program she conceived and developed for seniors with
dementia won an award from the American Society on Aging and the
MetLife Foundation. She continues to deliver presentations and
workshops demonstrating the program in the US and Canada.
Dalia founded the Society for the Arts in Dementia Care in British
Columbia and is the moving force behind the annual conferences and
workshops on creative expression, communication and dementia (CECD).
She is an adjunct professor at UBC and an instructor in the
Architectural Science Program at the BC Institute of Technology. In
2003, she curated an exhibition of artwork produced by the seniors
with dementia she worked with. More than 4,000 people from all walks
of life visited the show at The Ferry Building Gallery in West
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| Publications: articles, book and
educational DVD's
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D., Small, J.A., & Yassi, A. (2003). A program
of creative expression activities for seniors with dementia.
Dementia, The International Journal of Social Research and
Practice.
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D. (2004). Creativity, Dementia and the
Therapeutic Environment. architectureBC, The Journal of the
Architectural Institute of British Columbia.
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D. & Tanaka, M. (2005). Co-investigators in
Mackin, N. & Nyce, D. (2005). Architecture for elder in remote
British Columbia: A Nisga’a – led research. External Research
Program. Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation (CMHC).
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D. (2006) Guidebook on Creative Expression
Activities for Seniors with Early to Moderate Dementia.
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D. (2006). Dissertation. Creative Expression,
Dementia and the Therapeutic Environment. (unpublished)
University of British Columbia. June 2006.
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D. (2006). A Guide for Creative Expression
Activities. Working with seniors with early to moderate
dementia. CD e-book and videos. Self-published.
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D. (2006). A Guide for Creative Expression
Activities. Working with seniors with early to moderate
dementia. Self-published.
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D. (2006). Helping residents with dementia
expressing themselves creatively. Ontario Long-Term Care
Association, Long Term Magazine, March 2006
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D. (2008). Dissertation. Creative Expression,
Dementia and the Therapeutic Environment. VDM Verlag Dr. Muller
Aktiengesellschaft & Co. KG, Dudweiler Landstr. Germany.
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Series of Educational DVDs on creative expression activities
for seniors with dementia are listed on website:
www.dementia-activitites.com
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D., Lee, H., & Graf, P. (2008).
Creative-Expressive Abilities Assessment. ArtScience Press.
Vancouver, BC.
www.dementia-activities.com
Recent Publication
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Creativity, Dementia and the Therapeutic Environment:
Interdisciplinary Research of Creative Expression Abilities
in Seniors with Dementia and the Architectural Design of
Their Therapeutic Environment (Paperback)
Product Description
This book aims to explore the physical environment and the
level of success of creative expression programs for seniors
with mild cognitive impairment to moderate dementia. It
focuses on the circumstances that enhance or limit the
seniors\' ability to express themselves creatively.
Understanding the physical, cognitive and social abilities
of this population helps define the strategies for designing
the shape and form of the physical environment.
...more.... |
Please Visit:
The Society for the Arts in Dementia Care
Dementia-Activities.com
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