Looking Back and Looking Forward: Reminiscence Work

Why chose this course?

• reminiscence work, or life review work, is a way of working with older people to reconnect them to significant events in their history
• remembering and re-experiencing of past joys and pains reminds individuals of their own strength and coping mechanisms and decreases the likelihood of depression
• research and experience show that the energy generated from a reminiscence group continues after the session re-motivating a person to continue in the decision making of their own lives
• it enables staff to respect the breadth of an older person’s experience and to see them as more than dependent people
• this staff change of perception ensures that infantilisation and other forms of psychological abuse are far less likely to happen

Time: 9.30 ~ 4.30

Nature of training:

• Exercises will range from lecture style input (small) to discussion and small group work and to individual sharing within pairs.
• Hand outs will be provided to reinforce all theoretical input.
• A range of reminiscence materials will be available to explore.
• Collage, art and drama will contribute to the sessions. This will be easily accessible!