Article Category: Groups

A memory remediation group: proving there is life after diagnosis

Newcastle upon Tyne: Sarah Daniel and Karen Morgan received a Queen’s Nursing Institute/Alzheimer’s Society Award for the ‘memory remediation’ groups described here Author/s: Sarah Daniel, Karen Morgan For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Evaluating reminiscence in dementia care

Lene Thorgrimson, Pam Scweitzer and Martin Orrell report on a small scale randomised controlled trial of the Remebering Yesterday, Caring Today programme of reminiscence groups for people with dementia and their carers, and volunteers Author/s: Lene Thorgrimson, Pam Scweitzer, Martin Orrell For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The...

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Reawakening the language of the body

Play, movement and song in a dynamic and interactive circle can reawaken memories laid down in the muscles of the body, linking people with dementia back to their past lives and selves. Marion Violets Gibson describes her work and the Links project to train staff to use this approach Author/s: Marion Violets Gibson For the...

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Sharing problems through group psychotherapy

Kerry Jones, Richard Cheston and Jane Gilliard investigate how a problem shared can be a problem halved for people with dementia, through group meetings Author/s: Kerry Jones, Richard Cheston, Jane Gilliard For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Learning disabilities and dementia: a pilot therapy group

Michelle Rosewarne describes the development of a support group, involving a range of psychotherapeutic approaches, for people with the dual disability of learning disabilities and dementia. Author/s: Michelle Rosewarne For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Where women meet: aren’t we more alike than different?

Mike Bender, Viv Horton, Fran Rees and Avril Butler explain how they are helping female staff to explore and share major aspects of their lives with other women, including those who have dementia, in a new training course. Author/s: Mike Bender, Viv Horton, Fran Rees, Avril Butler For the full article please see the PDF...

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A place to work it all out together

Richard Cheston and Kerry Jones give guidance and discuss their experience of setting up and running support groups for people in the early stages of dementia Author/s: Richard Cheston, Kerry Jones For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Restoring the give and take in a relationship

For a person with dementia, the giving in a relationship can feel all one-way as they receive increasing amounts of care and services. Emma Snelling, Denise Gregson and Mike Bender report on a powerful group experience where people with dementia were given the opportunity to reverse this “gift relationship”. Author/s: Emma Snelling, Denise Gregson, Mike...

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Support and information in a stress-free environment

Deborah McLoughlin and Annie Ng describe the process of implementing a three-day education programme, which they have found to be an effective means of supporting carers. Author/s: Deborah McLoughlin, Annie Ng For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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Group therapy: sharing the pain of diagnosis

Debbie Hawkins and Sarah Eagger describe the process of setting up and running a support group for people in the early stages of dementia, the many benefits observed, and the important lessons learned. Author/s: Debbie Hawkins, Sarah Eagger For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive...

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