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Life story work in practice: aiming for enduring change
- Authors:
- GIBSON Faith, CARSON Yvonne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 18(3), May 2010, pp.20-22.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Life story work is a recognised methodology used to preserve identity, enhance communication and enrich wellbeing for older people, especially those who have dementia. This article reports on a training and development project designed to establish life story work through dementia care services in the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in Northern Ireland. Between November 2008 and May 2009, a trust-wide project was introduced to establish life story work in all its residential and day care facilities serving people with dementia. This account describes the first phase of the project, exploring the outcomes and implications of this innovation for staff carers and their managers, as well as raising issues concerned with establishing innovatory practice. Training was undertaken by 29 staff from 15 facilities, and comprised 4 half-day training sessions provided by Reminiscence Network Northern Ireland. Over 6 months, 29 books were prepared, and in general the process was much enjoyed and participants were extremely proud of their books. This article discusses commitment from managers; the life story book template; training and practice development; feedback from staff; obstacles and distractions; participants’ responses; celebrating the project; follow up; and achieving enduring change.
Reminiscence and recall: a practical guide to reminiscence work
- Author:
- GIBSON Faith
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 304p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
- Edition:
- 3rd
The handbook includes advice on planning and doing successful reminiscence work with people of all ages, individually or in groups, in residential or community settings. It will help readers to develop the attitudes, knowledge, understanding and skills needed to encourage people to value themselves by valuing their pasts. This book also includes new material on intergenerational work, reminiscence with terminally ill and bereaved children and adults, working with minority ethnic elders, building partnerships with libraries, museums and community arts organisations, promoting social inclusion through reminiscence, and staff training. Other topics include: working with people with sensory and learning disabilities, with dementia, and those who are depressed or terminally ill.
The lost ones; recovering the past to help their present: practice example 3
- Author:
- GIBSON Faith
- Publisher:
- University of Stirling. Dementia Services Development Centre
- Publication year:
- 1991
- Pagination:
- 15p.
- Place of publication:
- Stirling
This report describes the beginning of a project to use reminiscence as a way of helping very troublesome people with dementia living in residential care.