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| Storymaking and creative groupwork with older people | | Author(s) | Paula Crimmens |
| Publisher | Jessica Kingsley, London, 1998 |
| Pages | 176 pp |
| Source | Jessica Kingsley, 116 Pentonville Road, London N1 9JB. |
| Keywords | Fiction ; Memory and Reminiscence ; Group work ; Group activities ; Therapy. |
| Annotation | The author demonstrates that working with older people can be made more exciting and stimulating by using storymaking as a creative basis for groupwork. Stories perform many functions in creative groupwork with older people: active physical expression; engaging attention; raising the energy and interest level in the group; and allowing alternative roles and relationships to be played out. The first two chapters outline the reasons for groupwork, and general points on running story sessions. The remaining four chapters explore specific themes, in which traditional stories - myths, wonder tales, folk tales, and fairy stories from many cultures worldwide - are introduced. Empowerment and consolation are the themes focused on in: stories containing a central elderly figure; loss in the lives of older people; loss of home and possessions; and marriage and the joy of union. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980707212 B |
| Classmark | HKF: DB: IGG: HW: LO |
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