South West
updated 17/4/09
GEM South West
Training Day
Using Reminiscence
Based Approaches
Thursday 11 June 2009
10:00 – 16:00
Acacia Training, Swingbridge House, Swingbridge, Bathpool,
Taunton, TA2 8BD
Lead Speaker: Julie Heathcote is an independent
trainer in the use of reminiscence based approaches including from the prompting
of memories through to oral history collection. She has extensive experience of
training (including for Their Past Your Future) and working with older
people, people with dementia, care staff, museum staff and archive groups. Julie
has worked on projects bringing different generations together and projects
linking museums and libraries with care workers through the provision of old
objects as memory prompts.
She has written two booklets for MLA East of England; Collecting Memories;
guidelines for intergenerational work between museums, libraries, archives and
schools and What's in a Memory? guidelines for people wanting to share
their story. Julie frequently contributes to national journals and wrote
Memories are Made of This, reminiscence activities for person-centred care
which was published by the Alzheimer's Society in 2007.
Areas to be covered include: What is reminiscence? The benefits of using
reminiscence based approaches. Avoiding upsetting memories. Reminiscence
activity. The importance of listening skills. What role can museum and archives
play ? (reminiscing on site, outreach work, loan boxes, networks and partnership
working). Advice for reminiscing on and off site. Using objects and memory
prompts to engage older people. Chance to look at and handle examples. Creative
outcomes from reminiscing.
Regional case studies: If you are able to offer a case study of a
reminiscence based activity or project we would like to include you in the
afternoon session – PLEASE LET US KNOW
Cost: Members £ 30.00 Non- Members £ 50.00
Download information/booking form (PDF 37KB)
If you are interested, please return the booking form to:
Julia Hodson / Jan Horrell,
c/o Fleet Air Arm Museum,
PO Box D6,
RNAS Yeovilton,
ILCHESTER
Somerset BA22 8HT
email:
juliahodson@waitrose.com
Please make cheques payable to Group for Education in Museums (SW).
Places are limited. Please book early to avoid disappointment.
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