Michael P Bender, Paulette Bauckham, Andrew Norris

Broschiertes Buch

The Therapeutic Purposes of Reminiscence

Beschreibung

`I was impressed with the accessibility of the book, offering a guided tour through the history, context and purposes of reminiscence therapy, the range of applications from promoting social and emotional stimulation to reminiscence as psychotherapy. It also provides a brief overview of its theoretical underpinnings... As a book for health professionals interested in reminiscence work, it is a must for the shelf... most importantly it emphasizes the need for adequate training and supervision for those undertaking this type of work... the authors [also] provide a very good working guide to the assessment process' - Aging and Health





In this practical and accessible book, leading exponents of reminiscence work describe the purposes and techniques of reminiscence and set out detailed guidelines on how to implement and conduct a wide range of reminiscence activities with different types of client.

Highlighting its tremendous diversity and potential - and its special ability to allow people of all ages and abilities to communicate deeply about their lives - the authors separate out the different aims of reminiscence, which include intellectual or social stimulation, allowing people to leave behind them a cultural legacy, or a means of intergenerational communication. They show clearly how each can be directly beneficial either to clients or their carers, or for improving the culture of the arena in which the activity is being carried out.

Autor

Mike Bender is Head of Psychological Services to Older Adults for Plymouth Community Services NHS Trust. He is the author of a number of books and many articles, specializing in groupwork, reminiscence and dementia. Paulette Bauckham trained in social work and is now a freelance reminiscence consultant and trainer in the care of older people. Andrew Norris was a clinical psychologist when he pioneered the therapeutic use of reminiscence in the UK. He is now Vicar of Milverton with Halse and Fitzmead, Somerset.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: GB Gardners Books / Sage Publications
• Seitenzahl: 316
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 1998
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 480g
• ISBN-13: 9780803976429
• ISBN-10: 0803976429
• Artikelnr.: 29726426

Rezensionen

`I was impressed with the accessibility of the book, offering a guided tour through the history, context and purposes of reminiscence therapy, the range of applications from promoting social and emotional stimulation to reminiscence as psychotherapy. It also provides a brief overview of its theoretical underpinnings and a philosophical view of reminiscence as enhancing unit cohesiveness. As a book for health professionals interested in reminiscence work, it is a must for the shelf. It provides a good basis from which to explore other topics and most importantly it emphasizes the need for adequate training and supervision for those undertaking this type of work. I was glad to see importance also given to assessment and the authors provide a very good working guide to the assessment process' - Aging and Health



`The text is user-friendly and features many tables and figures which illustrate or summarize important points...this is a most informative and readable book. Although the authors state that reminiscence work should not be limited to elderly people, most of the examples presented concern older adults. Therefore, this publication should be of particular interest to clinicians and students working with elderly people' - British Journal of Occupational Therapy