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Learning to give voice in ministry to persons with dementia — student monologues
Author(s)	Helen Wilson Harris, Alex Scheibner
Journal title	Journal of Religion Spirituality and Aging, vol 27, no 1, January-March 2015
Publisher	Taylor and Francis, January-March 2015
Pages	pp 34-47
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Dementia ; Pastoral care ; Students ; Training [welfare work] ; Drama ; Therapy.
Annotation	As the population of older adults increases, the need for clergy and other professionals to work with older adults increases as well. Students are often unfamiliar with the challenges faced by persons with dementia and can benefit from opportunities to hear narratives that give voice to the dementia experience. Monologues are an effective learning methodology to engage students and ministers to prepare to work with older adults with dementia, sensitising them to the struggles of this challenging illness. This article includes rationale and a brief examination of practice literature related to learning applications using monologue and guidelines for classroom application in preparing students, ministers and others for work with older adults with dementia. (JL).
Accession Number	CPA-150619204 A
Classmark	EA: OW: XN: QW: HKD: LO
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