The symptoms of memory loss can be unpredictable. But as improvisational performances have shown us, unpredictability doesn’t have to be bad. Amanda Lee Williams took her love for improv to help address her father’s needs during his battle with memory loss. Now, she’s the program director for Improving Care Through Improv.
To equip more caregivers with tools and resources, Williams has teamed up with experts from Emory and Georgia State University to help train other caregivers and prepare them for unexpected moments.
On Tuesday’s edition of “Closer Look,” show host Rose Scott talked with Williams, Dr. Candace Kemp, a gerontology professor at Georgia State University and Dr. Ted Johnson from Emory University’s Department of Medicine. They discussed the connection between art and therapy. They explained why it’s important for caregivers to listen and to have empathy.
