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Making Leisure Provision for People with Profound Learning and Multiple Disabilities

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Abstract

Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils, which are obtained from aromatic plants, to promote health and wellbeing. This ancient art has become increasingly popular and can be used as a leisure activity which enables people with profound and multiple impairments to experience relaxing and soothing touch, enhanced with fragrant oils.

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  1. Helen Sanderson
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  1. White Top Research Unit and Centre, Dept. of Social Work, University of Dundee, UK

    James Hogg (Director) (Director)

  2. Dept. of Sociology, University of Staffordshire, UK

    Judith Cavet (Senior Lecturer in Social Work) (Senior Lecturer in Social Work)

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Sanderson, H. (1995). Aromatherapy. In: Hogg, J., Cavet, J. (eds) Making Leisure Provision for People with Profound Learning and Multiple Disabilities. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-4487-0_12

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