Entangled narratives : collaborative storytelling and the re-imagining of dementia / Lars-Christer Hydén.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hydén, Lars-Christer, 1954- author.

Series:

Explorations in narrative psychology.

Explorations in narrative psychology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dementia.

Discourse analysis, Narrative.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.

Summary:

Lars-Christer Hydén emphasizes the possibilities that are inherent in collaborative storytelling with individuals with dementia. He instructs professionals and otherwise healthy relatives to learn how to effectively listen and, ultimately, re-imagine their patients and loved ones as collaborative meaning-makers in their lives.

Contents:

Personhood regained

Dementia, selves, and stories

Dementia: living with a changing brain

Stories: making worlds and selves

Scaffolding: stories told in collaboration

Embodied memories

Selves and interdependent identities

Listening with a third ear.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on November 15, 2017).

ISBN:

0-19-939159-9

0-19-086019-7