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Story writing in a nursing home : a patchwork of memories / Martha Tyler John.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- John, Martha Tyler, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Autobiography--Therapeutic use.
- Autobiography.
- Older people--Rehabilitation.
- Older people.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Based on the belief that older people have good stories to tell, Story Writing in a Nursing Home was developed as part of a volunteer teaching service to a nursing home. Graduate students who were learning to teach this special population conducted story writing activities with older adults and found that even the frail elderly who are confined to nursing centers provided a unique perspective about events that emphasize the lasting verities in life. The idea of a patchwork was derived from one of the lessons taught and was suggested by one of the older participants who said, "We're sort of lik
- Contents:
- ch. 1. Designing the quilt
- ch. 2. The quilting process
- ch. 3. Antique quilt pieces
- ch. 4. The pieces of my life
- ch. 5. Imported quilt pieces
- ch. 6. Making the border of the quilt.
- Notes:
- "Has also been published as Activities, adaptation & aging, volume 16, number 1, 1991"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 133) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-7890-6041-8
- 1-317-71761-9
- 1-315-78547-1
- 1-317-71762-7
- 9781315785479
- OCLC:
- 897457391
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