Recreation and art therapy axed in B.C., called a "disturbing trend". (Disability).VANCOUVER -- A decision by St. Paul's
The program has provided recreation therapy and music therapy to seniors, the terminally ill Terminally Ill When a person is not expected to live more than 12 months. Notes: Any gifts given out by the afflicted person at this time may be considered as a dispersion of the estate rather than a gift. , patients in intensive care, and those with eating disorders eating disorders, in psychology, disorders in eating patterns that comprise four categories: anorexia nervosa, bulimia, rumination disorder, and pica. Anorexia nervosa is characterized by self-starvation to avoid obesity. . It is one of a number of therapeutic programs that have been cut or eliminated as health authorities struggle with government budget cuts, said Jeanne Meyers, Executive Director of the Health Sciences Association of BC. Meyers' union represents 145 recreation therapists and 46 music therapists around the province. The benefits of music therapy include pain management, improved information retrieval information retrieval Recovery of information, especially in a database stored in a computer. Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links. for those with dementia dementia (dĭmĕn`shə) [Lat.,=being out of the mind], progressive deterioration of intellectual faculties resulting in apathy, confusion, and stupor. In the 17th cent. and reduced stress, said Susan Summers, past-president of the Music Therapy Association of BC. Recreation therapy can assist the healing process and help patients cope with illness and disability, said Joan Surinak from the BC Therapeutic Recreation Association. 604-439-0994 |
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