Vascular Dementia

Biography

Ad Verheul has been working at De Hartenberg, a centre for people with severe profound mental disabilities, since 1973. The centre is part of ´s Heeren Loo Zorggroep, a leading Dutch organisation in mental healthcare. He started as a therapist and in 1974 he and his colleague Jan Hulsegge, a music therapist, defined the concept of Snoezelen.  Since 1980 Ad Verheul has been the organiser and main spokesman of seminars on the subject of Snoezelen worldwide. Currently Ad Verheul is retired and before his retirement he acts as senior advisor for special projects. He organises seminars and courses in Snoezelen and special activities for people with severe profound mental disabilities at the centre De Hartenberg in the Netherlands and in many other countries. At this moment he act as board member of the international Snoezelen-Multisensory Environment Association ( ISNA-MSE, www.isna-mse.org ) The ISNA has members in 45 countries and research contacts with 22 universities worldwide.

Abstract

Abstract : Snoezelen in the 24 care for people with dementia