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Telling the stories of life through guided autobiography groups / James E. Birren & Kathryn N. Cochran.

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Annotation Telling the Stories of Life through Guided Autobiography Groups, based on James Birren's 25 years of conducting autobiography groups, discusses all the topics an organizer faces while developing a program for adults who want to recall and write down their life histories. This book is...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Birren, James E.
Other Authors: Cochran, Kathryn N.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Autobiography > Therapeutic use.
Older people > Rehabilitation.
Self-help groups.
Older people.
Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Part I Background and Workshop Organization
  • 1 The Power of Autobiography
  • 2 Who ShouldDoAutobiography?
  • 3 Qualifications of the Leader
  • 4 Organizing a Guided Autobiography Group
  • 5 Small-Group Dynamics
  • Part II Session Plans
  • 1
  • The Major Branching Points in Your Life
  • 2
  • Your Family
  • 3
  • The Role of Money in Your Life
  • 4
  • Your Major LifeWork or Career
  • 5
  • Your Health and Body
  • 6
  • Your Sexual Identity
  • 7
  • Your Experiences with and Ideas about Death
  • 8
  • Your Spiritual Life and Values.
  • 9
  • Your Goals and Aspirations10
  • Wrapping It Up
  • Appendixes
  • A
  • Sample Publicity
  • B
  • SessionHandouts
  • C
  • Creating New Themes
  • D
  • Adapting Workshop Schedules
  • Annotated Reading List
  • Index.

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