Dementagogy: Non-pharmacological Forms of Support for People with Dementia

The article presents quite a new part of pedagogical sciences – dementagogy. The exploratory goal of the article is to indicate new areas of research within special pedagogy that refer to dementagogy and new challenges that aging societies pose to educators. Facilitation strategies directed at people with dementia is one of the challenges but also a great option for non- pharmacological forms of support. The main objective of dementagogy is accompanying a person with dementia in the process of painful parting with oneself and supporting this person in the difficult process of the disease. In the article you will find selected methods of non-pharmacological support for patients with dementia such as Cognitive therapy – RehaCom, Reminiscence therapy, Music therapy, Relaxation, Validation therapy, Occupational and movement therapy, Environmental therapy. Art therapy, Self Maintenance Therapy.