CARE RELATIONSHIP AND WELL - BEING FOR ELDERLY PERSON

Elderly life is to be seen not only as the outcome of factors and conditions that recall the onset of pathologies but also as a set of potential, resources, relational skills that summarize the existential becoming of the person. The volume Care relationship and Well-being for Elderly person: Pedagogical refl ections and Good practices aims to share research and reflection to help raise awareness of a different narration of the elderly condition. From an interpretative, reflective, and practical approach, it supports promotional actions towards the elderly person in the context of care, educational and pedagogical services, cultural and artistic projects. The contributions of the volume converge on a pedagogy of the elderly” for reconsidering our way of seeing and thinking about the elderly. The most widespread cultural stereotypes can be deconstructed by developing a wide-ranging attention and by approaching to elderly care and health as relational and promotional tasks.