The Therapeutic Purposes of Reminiscence

Introduction PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE An Introduction to the Purposes The History and Development of Reminiscence-Based Activities The 3Cs - Client, Carer, Context PART TWO: REMINISCENCE WORK THAT HELPS CLIENTS Reminiscence To Encourage Spontaneous Conversation between Clients Reminiscence To Encourage Informal Conversation between Staff and Clients Reminiscence as Fun Reminiscence To Promote Emotional and Social Stimulation Reminiscence To Promote Emotional and Social Stimulation with People Who Are Severely Disorientated Individual Reminiscence Work Reminiscence To Create Group Cohesion Reminiscence To Teach People How to Use Groups Effectively Reminiscence To Re-Use Old Skills or Learn New Ones Reminiscence as Oral History To Maintain or Improve Skills Reminiscence To Aid Intergenerational Communication Reminiscence To Achieve Cultural Legacy Reminiscence and Spirituality Reminiscence in Assessment and Treatment Reminiscence in the Assessment Process Reminiscence as Psychotherapy Reminiscence for Life Review Reminiscence To Aid the Creation of a Positive Identity PART THREE: USES OF REMINISCENCE TO BENEFIT CARERS Reminiscence To Aid Communication between a Person with a Disability and Their Family Reminiscence To Train Staff in Groupwork or To Improve Staff Groupwork Skills PART FOUR: REMINISCENCE AS THE PHILOSOPHY OF THE UNIT Reminiscence To Improve Staff Understanding of the Individual and Reminiscence as the Working Philosophy of the Unit Finishing Time - `People and Listening to People...'