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Listen to the Talk of Us: People with Dementia Speak OutAlzheimer's Australia WA, together with local Perth author Trisha Kotai-Ewers, is pleased to present Listen to the Talk of Us: People with Dementia Speak Out.This new book is a collection of in-depth conversations between Trisha and people with dementia whom she had met over the years. The aim of the book is to demonstrate the importance and the value in listening to, not just hearing, the voices of people with dementia. Listen to the Talk of Us: People with Dementia Speak Out is available for sale through Alzheimer's Australia WA for $19.95 (incl GST) + $5.00 (postage). To order a copy of the book, please call (08) 9388 2800.  Reviews: "The book is about psychological health in all its human dimensions and builds a more holistic model of dementia that embraces those experiencing dementia, carers and the environment." Richard Taylor, Registered Clinical Psychologist Author's note: "This book is the story of how some people with dementia revealed their narratives in conversation. It is also an account of all that they taught me about the value of listening with the heart, of giving others the gift of really being heard. My hope is that this book will encourage everyone in any way connected with people with dementia to accept their words as having meaning, and to see the worth in seeking this meaning even when it is cloaked in confusion." - Trisha Kotai-Ewers About the author Trisha Kotai-Ewers lives in Perth, Western Australia, where for the past 20 years she has been active in the literary world. Currently President of the Fellowship of Australian Writers (WA) and board member of writing WA, she is also Project Manager for the restoration of the FAWWA's Mattie Furphy House which in the future will house the Foundation for Creative Imagination. Trisha has had poetry and short prose published and is completing a doctoral thesis at Murdoch University. Listen to the Talk of Us is her first book.
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Thursday, 9 September 2010
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