# Storymaking and Creative Groupwork with Older People

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- Book: [Storymaking and Creative Groupwork with Older People](https://www.bookquiver.com/paula-crimmens/storymaking-and-creative-groupwork-with-older-people) ([Storymaking and Creative Groupwork with Older People.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/paula-crimmens/storymaking-and-creative-groupwork-with-older-people.md))
- Authors: [Paula Crimmens](https://www.bookquiver.com/paula-crimmens)
- Publisher: jessica_kingsley_publishers
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-08-5700-010-1
- Published: 1997-12-01
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

Paula Crimmens shows that working with older people can be made exciting and stimulating by using storymaking as a basis. Echoing the oral tradition of mankind, the book shows how to use a variety of traditional stories - including myths, folk tales and fairy stories - to work creatively with older people, particularly in groups. The book focuses around themes of empowerment and consolation, and includes groups of stories which can be used as a basis for discussion. Adopting a holistic and person-centred approach, which incorporates emotional and social needs, the author shows how the use of creative storymaking can: provide an experience of community for people who may be very isolated raise self-esteem provide contact and communication sustain the attention of members of the group longer than would be possible in one-to-one work provide entertainment and reduce boredom.