Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today

Reminiscence is an invaluable means of promoting confidence and supporting identity in people with dementia. This practical guide explains how creative reminiscence work can stimulate and enrich communication and contribute to positive relationships between people with dementia and those who care for them.

Foreword	p. 9
Preface	p. 13
Introduction	p. 15
Dementia and Reminiscence: Current Thinking	p. 19
Dementia	p. 19
Reminiscence	p. 24
Reminiscence in Dementia Care	p. 33
Reasons for using reminiscence in dementia care	p. 33
Ways of using reminiscence in dementia care	p. 40
Reminiscence and dementia - a note on the evidence base	p. 50
Reminiscence Skills and Methods	p. 53
Attitudes and skills needed for successful reminiscence work	p. 53
Triggering memories, especially through sensory stimuli	p. 56
Background research for successful reminiscence work	p. 75
Working across cultures	p. 77
Making reminiscence products	p. 78
Learning from experience and evaluation	p. 81
Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today: A Programme and an Approach	p. 85
The RYCT approach	p. 85
The RYCT programme	p. 87
Comments from participants, leaders and volunteers	p. 90
Organising a Reminiscence Project	p. 97
Recruiting the project team	p. 98
Preparation for the project team	p. 99
Recruiting and preparing participants	p. 100
Practical matters	p. 101
Managing the sessions and structuring the project	p. 105
Debriefing, monitoring and evaluation	p. 109
Training for the Project Team and Family Carers	p. 112
Training activities for the project team	p. 112
Training activities for family carers	p. 116
Reminiscence Sessions: Retracing the Life Course	p. 127
Outline timetable	p. 127
Introductions	p. 128
Childhood and family life	p. 133
Schooldays	p. 139
Starting work and working lives	p. 143
Going out and having fun	p. 148
Weddings	p. 154
Homes, gardens and animals	p. 159
The next generation - babies and children	p. 163
Food and cooking	p. 168
Holidays and travel	p. 171
Celebration	p. 177
Rounding up and evaluation	p. 182
Adaptations for 'Reminiscence Alone' groups	p. 185
Reunion sessions	p. 190
Final Comments and Future Hopes	p. 193
Useful documents	p. 195
References	p. 217
Suject Index	p. 220
Author Index	p. 224
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