The Reminiscence Skills Training Handbook

The Reminiscence Skills Training Handbook

This easy-to-use guide provides an accessible workbook for reminiscence skills training. It includes:

•  Information on the history and definition of reminiscence work.
•  The value of the reminiscence experience to older people and their carers as well as practical ideas and suggestions on how to use reminiscence in a beneficial and therapeutic way.
•  How to set up, run and maintain group and individual reminiscence activities.
•  Training points and training activities for each section to enhance understanding by making links with the personal experience of the reader.
•  Emphasis on the role of reminiscence work in the social and emotional care of ethnic minority elders, people with dementia and older people who have been bereaved.

This handbook will not only help to promote reminiscence work but also enhance everyday communication between carers and older people.

Reviews

“A practical guide to reminiscence work and a must have for anyone involved with training carers to plan and run groups or work with individuals… an excellent resource”
OTOP Magaazine

Chapters

•  How to use this handbook
•  Introduction
•  Reminiscence – Origins, Characteristics and Value
•  Promoting Reminiscence
•  Reminiscence Groups – The Planning Stage
•  Running and Maintaining Group Reminiscence
•  Reminiscence Work and the Challenge of Dementia
•  Reminiscence Work Across Cultures
•  Promoting one-to-one Reminiscence Work
•  Training Activities
•  Evaluation of Activities

Who Will Benefit from this Activity?

The Reminiscence Skills Training Handbook is an indespensible resource for anyone caring for the elderly. This handbook will not only help to promote reminiscence work but also enhance everyday communication between carers and older people.

If you need help choosing an appropriate activity for someone affected by dementia, click here to view our guidelines.