Dr. Lori Schindel Martin is Associate Professor, Associate Director, School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada, and Chair, Gentle Persuasive Approaches Advisory Committee. Amy MacFarlane is Founder and CEO of Recreational Respite Inc., which provides for creative living and innovative care. They talk about their programs and the needs these meet. They explain gentleness in caring, and what has been learned from its application in the training of healthcare professionals and family caregivers. They discuss modern attitudes to mental illnesses in light of past approaches to mental i
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