Exploration of Sensory Stimulation through the TTAP Method

The TTAP Method structures the group process towards a dynamic balance between the needs of the individual, the interaction in the group and the therapeutic goal intergrating the Theme Centered Interaction, (i.e. I, We, It: Balance). Students at HAMK International Summer School started their own exploration of themes as a way to connect the group enhancing therapeutic interactions. Below students are first given the directive to explore the outdoors with the focus of utilizing touch, taste , smell, sight and sound.


In this movie clip, you are witnessing students (with closed eyes), experiencing various collected found natural items, including flowers, branches, leaves, bark, stones, roots, etc. Through this experiential, students are able to explore heightened sense of awareness in the mind-body connection.

The TTAP Method(TM); Proven to Impact Cognition in Two Efficacy Research Studies.

The following is a clip on how the method effects long term memory, language usage, and positive life review experiences with those diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease.

Filmed at Bergen Regional Medical Center, N.J.

Students learn how TTAP Method enhances creativity

Students in the Applied Sciences School of International Studies utilize images in the mind, to create self expressive artwork in the classroom during the Finland International TTAP Course in May 2010.

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DID YOU KNOW THAT?

THE FOLLOWING IMAGES HAVE BEEN TAKEN IN A STUDY THAT WAS CONDUCTED AT BEECHTREE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL IN ITHACA NEW YORK. ALL STAFF HAVE BEEN CERTIFIED IN THE TTAP METHOD.

The Theme Centered Approach ( WHICH TTAP Method IS BASED UPON)supports the participants’ independence through personal choices, directly enhancing person centered programming (Dombeck, 1983).

Group members naturally support each other as the group cohesiveness is continually reinforced through the sharing, and caring for each other (Levine Madori, 2009).

DID YOU KNOW THAT?

THE WOMAN IN THE ABOVE PHOTO IS PAINTING A MEMORY BOX, SHE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH MILD ALZHEIMER'S DIEASE AND THROUGH 14 WEEKS OF THE TTAP METHOD HAS INCREASED HER PSYCHOSOCIAL FEELINGS OF OVERALL WELL-BEING.


Neuro-developmental Sequencing through fine and gross body movements, such as painting as you see in the above image has been found to have a positive effect on emotions, and behaviors in those diagnosed with AD (Buettner, 2006 & Perry, 2009).

TTAP Method at St. Thomas Aquinas and Cornell University

The following photos are of participants and students exploring mask-making. Everyone starts with the same materials but each person creates a unique piece of art. Enjoy "seeing" into the creative expereinces of this individuals...