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Interdisciplinary training to use living histories with older adults
Author(s)	Irene A Gutheil, Janna C Heyman, Martha Bial
Journal title	Activities, Adaptation & Aging, vol 30, no 4, 2006
Pages	pp 47-58
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Memory and Reminiscence ; Historical studies ; Courses ; Multi disciplinary ; United States of America.
Annotation	The effectiveness of a training course for participants from a range of disciplines in using oral history or reminiscences with older people was evaluated. The oral histories in this project are "living histories", combining oral history and the creative arts. A one-group pre-test post-test design was used to determine whether self-rated knowledge about the uses of oral history or reminiscence would increase after participating in an introductory overview workshop and one or more specialised workshops. There was a significant increase in knowledge between pre-test and post-test. While number of workshops attended did not influence knowledge, participants with previous experience with oral history showed greater gain. Interdisciplinary training is a promising way of preparing more workers to combine arts and reminiscence in work with older people. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-070703203 A
Classmark	DB: HL: VE: 3DM: 7T
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