Student Type
Undergraduate
College Affiliation
College of Science, Technology, and Health
Department
Psychology, Sociology, and Public Health
Submission Type
Poster
Abstract
As part of the LU Memory Makers for PSY 33000:Learning & Memory, we helped set up, participate, and clean up a special event for patients with dementia. This service-learning experience consisted of connecting with a community partner and engaging with older individuals who suffered with dementia and also their caregivers. Not only did we observe the process of building gingerbread houses with people with dementia, but also how they interacted with us as strangers and with their peers who also have dementia. We had a real world experience of material covered in our learning and memory class.
Recommended Citation
Fenton, Laney; Stahlschmidt, Alicia; Richard, Ashley; Irwin, Elliott; and Martin, Zachary, "Gingerbread House Making with Patients with Dementia" (2023). 2023 Student Academic Showcase. 2.
https://digitalcommons.lindenwood.edu/src_2023/Posters/Session1/2
Included in
Gingerbread House Making with Patients with Dementia
As part of the LU Memory Makers for PSY 33000:Learning & Memory, we helped set up, participate, and clean up a special event for patients with dementia. This service-learning experience consisted of connecting with a community partner and engaging with older individuals who suffered with dementia and also their caregivers. Not only did we observe the process of building gingerbread houses with people with dementia, but also how they interacted with us as strangers and with their peers who also have dementia. We had a real world experience of material covered in our learning and memory class.