Storymaking and creative groupwork with older people / Paula Crimmens.
- Crimmens, Paula
- Date:
- 1998
- Books
About this work
Publication/Creation
London : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 1998.
Physical description
176 pages ; 24 cm
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Why Groups? Aims in organising a group. Contact and connection. The group as opportunity for sharing and community. Enjoyment. Self-esteem. Reducing boredom and increasing interest. Maintaining and extending people's physical and mental abilities. Activities as an opportunity to use the person-centred approach -- 2. The Story Session. Assistance in running the group. The make-up of a group. The format of a session -- 3. Stories that Contain a Central Elderly Figure. Yaaba. Babka and the Golden Bird. Granny Evergreen. The Old Woman and the Tree Children. The Three Blue Hats. The Pedlar of Swaffham. The Three Dancing Princesses -- 4. The Theme of Loss in the Lives of Elderly People. Demeter and Persephone. Coyote and Eagle. The Crescent Moon Bear -- 5. Loss of Home and Possessions. The Water of Life. Maple Leaf Devil. The Bird of Happiness. The Widow and the Honey Pots. The Shining Fish. How the Villagers found Wisdom -- 6. The Theme of Marriage and the Joy of Union.
Notes
Copy 1. Donor: Arts for Health.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionWM420 1998C92sOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 1853024406
- 9781853024405