 Dalia
Gottlieb-Tanaka, PhD
Short Bio
Dalia Gottlieb-Tanaka earned her PhD from the University
of British Columbia (UBC) in 2006 in the Institute of
Health Promotion Research and the Interdisciplinary
Studies Program. In 2011 she completed a Post Doctorate
Fellowship with the Department of Psychology at UBC. In
1976 she graduated from the Bezalel Academy of Arts &
Design in Jerusalem, and in 1980 received a Master's of
Architecture degree from UBC. 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 and her research work in the US,
Canada, Israel and Europe. Dalia founded the Society for
the Arts in Dementia Care in British Columbia and is the
moving force behind the annual international conferences
and workshops on creative expression, communication and
dementia (CECD).
Dalia as Dementia Care Consultant
Conceived and developed the Creative Expression Activities
Program for seniors with dementia. The program won an
award from the American Society on Aging and the MetLife
Foundation. The CEA program is based on a comprehensive
approach to dementia care based on the individual's past,
present and future, on body/soul and mind aspirations, on
improving the physical environment the person lives in, on
training family members and caregivers in their daily
interactions. The program emphasizes the importance of
activities that encourage creative expressions. As a
result, it has the potential to reduce anxiety and stress
to both client and caregiver and therefore increase the
quality of life for both.
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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-activities.com
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Gottlieb-Tanaka, D., Lee, H., & Graf, P. (2008,
2016).
Creative-Expressive Abilities Assessment (CEAA Tool). ArtScience Press.
Vernon, BC.
www.dementia-activities.com
CEAA Tool Publication
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Tool Description
The Creative-Expressive Abilities Assessment (CEAA) tool is
designed for obtaining in-depth information about the
expressive abilities of seniors with dementia. The tool
focuses on a wide range of abilities that have shown
improvements when seniors participated in creative activity
programs.
For more information please click
here.
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Book 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.
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Please Visit:
The Society for the Arts in Dementia Care
Dementia-Activities.com
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