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Storymaking and creative groupwork with older people
- Author:
- CRIMMENS Paula
- Publisher:
- Jessica Kingsley
- Publication year:
- 1998
- Pagination:
- 176p.
- Place of publication:
- London
Shows how to use a variety of traditional stories, including myths, folk tales and fairy stories, to work creatively with older people. Adopts a holistic, person-centred approach, which incorporates emotional and social needs. Shows how storymaking can: provide an experience of community for people who may be very isolated; raise self-esteem; provide contact and communication; sustain the attention of members of the group longer than would be possible in one-to-one work; and provide entertainment and reduce boredom.
Group techniques for aging adults: putting geriatric skills enhancement into practice
- Author:
- ERWIN Kathie T
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Publication year:
- 1996
- Pagination:
- 217p.,bibliog.
- Place of publication:
- London
Presents a practical approach to groupwork with older people, focusing on Geriatric Skills Enhancement, an interactive, multi-modal group programme. This deals with issues of isolation and reduced social network that complicate other problems such as depression, grief, physical mobility problems, post-retirement adaptation, adjustment to life in a nursing home, financial problems, and memory loss due to cognitive impairment. Divided into 3 sections: part 1 looks at the theory and design of groupwork and introduces the GSE programme; part 2 contains 68 different modalities within 10 themes that comprise the GSE programme; and part 3 looks at funding issues in an American context.
Integrating outpatient group therapy for discharged elderly psychiatric inpatients
- Authors:
- SCHMID A.H., ROUSLIN M.
- Journal article citation:
- Gerontologist, 32(4), August 1992, pp.558-560.
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
Describes a groupwork project which included carers, addressed medical issues and medication problems, and aimed to raise awareness of community resources.
Cognitive stimulation therapy: why it deserves better awareness and availability
- Author:
- KNOWLES Joanne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Care Services Management, 4(2), January 2010, pp.188-194.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
Cognitive stimulation therapy, an evidence-based treatment for people with all forms of mild to moderate dementia, is the only non-pharmacological intervention recommended for cognitive symptoms and maintenance of function. Guidelines on dementia state that “People with mild/moderate dementia of all types should be given the opportunity to participate in a structured group cognitive stimulation programme. This should be commissioned and provided by a range of health and social care workers with training and supervision. This should be delivered irrespective of any anti-dementia drug received by the person with dementia”. This article describes on an ongoing pilot project in Sussex, combined with a carers’ support initiative that is playing a key role in improving the well-being of people with dementia and their carers. The article outlines the activity sessions used by small participating groups, and discusses available courses for the carers.
Evidenced-based treatment for older adults
- Authors:
- CUMMINGS Sherry M., et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work, 1(4), 2004, pp.53-81.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia, USA
This article reviews the outcomes research literature related to individual and group treatments for older adults and their familial caregivers. Empirically based research studies published between 1985 and the present were examined for this review. Results indicate an emerging evidence base of efficacious psychosocial interventions for older individuals and their families. Most consistent support was found for treatments employing cognitive-behavioral, problem-solving, and reminiscence therapies. Many gaps do exist in the literature, however, and replication studies are needed. Implications are discussed.
Therapeutic groupwork for people cognitive losses: working with people with dementia
- Author:
- BENDER Mike
- Publisher:
- Speechmark
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 274p.
- Place of publication:
- Bicester
Showing how evidence is lacking to support the model of dementia as a disease, the book explores the possibilities of psychological intervention for remediable or enduring cognitive losses. The book aims to give advice to group leaders, medical and mental health practitioners working in the field, for the planning and implementation of groupwork for people with cognitive losses.
Reading the story behind the story: context and content in stories by people with dementia
- Author:
- BASTING Anne Davis
- Journal article citation:
- Generations, 27(3), 2003, pp.25-29.
- Publisher:
- American Society on Aging
Reports on a storytelling workshops for people with dementia using a method called 'TimeSlips'. The method opens the storytelling process to incorporate any answers the group contributes. The article looks at a set of stories that emerged from storytelling workshops in a study to assess whether the TimeSlips story telling method could improve communication of residents with AIDS-related dementia and those with Alzheimer's related dementia.
Group work for older people with mental health problems
- Authors:
- COOPER Carol, DOHERTY Joanne
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 26.10.00, 2000, p.42.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
Looks at how structured yet relaxed group work can benefit older patients with mental health problems. Uses the experiences of past patients to demonstrate the benefits.
Shared experience
- Author:
- COLLINS Chris
- Journal article citation:
- Mental Health and Learning Disabilities Care, 3(3), November 1999, pp.96-99.
- Publisher:
- Pavilion
This article describes what can be gained from sharing and remembering for people with dementia, and describes a therapeutic groupwork intervention currently in practice.
Group therapy: sharing the pain of diagnosis
- Authors:
- HAWKINS Debbie, EAGGER Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Dementia Care, 7(5), September 1999, pp.12-14.
- Publisher:
- Hawker
Describes the process of setting up and running a support group for people in the early stages of dementia, the many benefits observed, and the important lessons learned.