Memory Is Not A Choice (Not Eligible for CEs)
Undergrad Posters (Not Eligible for Continuing Education)
Charlene Natterman
My passon lies with helping those who need help finding their inner strength to grow and overcome. I'm focusing my research and studies to working with combat-trauma and substance abuse.
My believe is within every person is an acorn (seed of hope) waiting for art therapy to help guide its growth into the beautiful and strong tree it was created to become.
Some people choose to forget things and people, yet others have no choice of what they get to remember. Several older adults are starting to face challenges that interfere with memory. Art therapy treatment shows promising outcomes for older adults who experience memory loss. Each person is affected differently; some forget their past while others cannot create new memories in their lives. With no control of the memory, even the most important moments are not safe. Eventually, after the mind has lost the ability to remember, memory loss can impact daily living. Simple things, such as brushing teeth and getting dressed become impossible. This affliction impacting older adults is known as neurocognitive disorder in the DSM-V (American Psychiatric Association, 2017).