Meeting through touch
What is it about?
This case study explores the therapeutic use of Movement with Touch and Sound (MTS) through the story of Nora – an elderly lady living at the end of life with dementia in a palliative care setting. When words are no longer a way of communication, but rather an obstacle leading to misunderstanding, new ways must be found. Can the ‘preferred language’, suggested by The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), be interpreted as a non-verbal way of communication?
Why is it important?
My findings in working therapeutically with a client at the end of life and in palliative care with late stage of dementia can be relevant to anyone who is interested to investigate further forms of non-verbal communication. Being with, Physical contact, therapeutic presence and active imagination are all elements explored in this case study.