Description
Life story work in dementia care (a seminar for the Narrative in Question series)I’m a social policy researcher working primarily in health and social care service evaluation. So why am I on the programme for the Narrative in Question seminar series? This is a question I asked myself when I first sat down to write this presentation! But in fact I think health and social care research, and in particular dementia studies, have something to offer, and much to learn, from narrative theory. In particular, many of the key concepts in dementia studies (such as ‘personhood’, person-centred care’, the preservation of self, identity and citizenship) could benefit from exploration from a narrative perspective. I’ve been studying the role of ‘life story work’ in dementia care for some years now and in this seminar I will present some of the findings from this work, focusing on the outcomes the people involved in life story work, including people with dementia themselves, hoped would come from it.
Period | 28 Feb 2017 |
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Event type | Conference |
Degree of Recognition | Local |
Related content
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Projects
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NIHR HS&DR: Improving Care for people with Dementia: development & initial feasibility study for evaluation of Life Story work in dementia care
Project: Research project (funded) › Research
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Publications
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Improving Care for People with Dementia: development and initial feasibility study for evaluation of life story work in dementia care (final report)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Life Story Work in Dementia Care: Summary of findings
Research output: Other contribution