TY - BOOK ID - 77917776 TI - Finding meaning in the experience of dementia AU - MacKinlay, Elizabeth AU - Trevitt, Corinne PY - 2012 SN - 1283905841 0857006576 9780857006578 9781849052481 1849052484 9781283905848 PB - London London Philadelphia DB - UniCat KW - Senile dementia KW - Reminiscing KW - Senile psychoses KW - Senility KW - Dementia KW - Reminiscence processes KW - Recollection (Psychology) KW - Patients KW - Care. KW - Therapeutic use. KW - Pastoral counseling of. KW - Religious life. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77917776 AB - This groundbreaking book is based on the findings of the first major study on spiritual reminiscence work with people with dementia. Carried out over a decade, the study confirmed spiritual reminiscence to be an effective means of helping people with dementia to find meaning in their own experience, and interact in meaningful ways with others. The authors present the evidence for the efficacy of spiritual reminiscence with this group, and drawing on examples demonstrate its many benefits, as revealed by the study, including the affirmation of identity and worth whilst promoting resilience and ER -