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Reminiscence And Creative Activities in Person-Centred Care

Date:	22 February 2012
Time:	10am – 4pm
Venue:	Age Exchange Reminiscence Centre, Blackheath Village How to find us
Cost:	£115 Refreshments included. Lunchtime sandwiches and snacks are available in the Reminiscence Centre Cafe.

Why this course?

Find out how to use creative activities to encourage and enable older people to play an active role in their community. Learn practical techniques to develop reminiscence-based activities as part of a person centred care approach.

Who’s it for? Care home managers Health and social care staff Community arts workers Librarians Educations officers Anyone who wants to use reminiscence in creative arts

Previous delegates “More knowledge on how to approach older people as individuals or as a group ….and I’ve learned that there are so many more activities which might be able to help them”   “Gained a deeper understanding of what reminiscence means and involves …….New ideas and helped to develop existing ideas”

Training outline

• Setting of clear aims and objectives for reminiscence work
• Participation in reminiscence-based creative activities
• Illustration of the use of drama, writing, music and the visual arts
• Suggestions as to how to involve other staff
• How to build activities into an overall care programme
• Evaluating the quality of work done and the short and long term effects

Trainer

• Bernie Arigho - see trainer details

Book Your Place Now

Bookings must reach us by two weeks before the course date.

Please click here to download the Booking Form (PDF format*) and either:

• Email it to: training@age-exchange.org.uk
• Post it to: Age Exchange Reminiscence Training
  
  The Reminiscence Centre
  11 Blackheath Village
  London
  SE3 9LA

Alternatively, call us on 020 8318 9105 if you require any further information.

We are able to run training courses for groups of up to16 at your own venue. Please contact training@age-exchange.org.uk for more details.