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XII. References and Additional Resources
Most resources are available on the culturechangenow.com webstore www.culturechangenow/#resources
Becoming Who They Were: Building Community Among Elders with Dementia, on VHS or DVD, produced by Action Pact, Inc., 5122 W. Washington Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53208, phone: 414/258-3649, www.culturechangenow. com/videos.html. This video takes you into the learning circles of three nursing homes showing the powerful and delightful exchanges of staff and elders. The video can be a benefit to family members and staff as they learn how to discover and hold the stories of the elders.
Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet, www.cyndilist.com, includes numerous links to resources on how to do interviews and write oral histories.
Duplex Planet: Everybody’s Asking Who I Was, by David Greenberger, Faber & Faber, Inc. 1994. A collection of inspirational, insightful and slightly offbeat conversations with old people.
Ethical Wills: Putting Your Values on Paper, by Barry K. Baines, MD, Perseus Publishing 2002. Full of practical and inspirational advice on creating a document that will ensure that what you hold most dear is ‘on the record,’ not to be lost or forgotten.
I Remember When: Activity Ideas to Help People Reminisce, by Howard Thorsheim, Ph.D., and Bruce Roberts, Ph.D., Elder Books 2000. A complete introduction to using the reminiscence process.
I, Witness to History (www.IwitnesstoHistory.org/) is a program of The Cramer Reed Center for Successful Aging offering resources on how to help elders publish and tape record their life stories. Contact Terry Asla, Larksfield Place Retirement Community, 7373 E. 29th Street, North, Wichita, KS 67226.
Journal to the Self: Twenty-Two Paths to Personal Growth - Open the Door to Self-Understanding by Reading, Writing, and Creating a Journal of Your Life, by Kathleen Adams, Warner Books 1990. A step-by-step guide to creating a powerful tool for better living–and a simple, rewarding way to achieve greater self-awareness.
Learning Circles: Creating Community for Elders Living With Dementia, by Megan Hannan, Culture Change Now! Volume One, Action Pact, http://culturechangenow.com/mag-ish1.html.
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