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Reminiscence groupwork with older people
- Author:
- GIBSON Faith
- Journal article citation:
- Groupwork, 5(3), 1992, pp.28-40.
- Publisher:
- Whiting and Birch
Summaries the outcomes from a project involving a large number of small time-limited formed reminiscence groups in residential and day care facilities and discusses the implications of the findings for skilled groupwork practice.
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 past in the present: using reminiscence in health and social care
- Author:
- GIBSON Faith
- Publisher:
- Health Professions Press
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 336p., bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- Baltimore, MD
This book elucidates how reminiscence can be used as a dynamic tool for staff development, improving the delivery of care by and skills of direct care staff. The author combines theory and practical approaches to help clients ensure life satisfaction and successful aging whether working with them individually, as a couple, or in a small group. The text shows how people with dementia can benefit from using reminiscence.
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.
Remembering yesterday: having fun, making friends
- Authors:
- BRUCE Errollyn, GIBSON Faith
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, May 1999, pp.28-29.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
The Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today project aimed to introduce people with dementia and family carers to reminiscence, and assess its potential for improving communication. In this second of two article, the authors conclude the summary of the results of the project evaluation.
Reminiscence and recall: a guide to good practice
- Author:
- GIBSON Faith
- Publisher:
- Age Concern
- Publication year:
- 1994
- Pagination:
- 159p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Contains guidance on how to plan and run a reminiscence group and on reminiscence with individuals. Advice is given on the special approaches required for work with people with dementia or depression; people with hearing, sights or speech difficulties, and people from different countries and cultures. Designed for use by professional carers who wish to develop and enhance their reminiscence work with older people in any setting.