Paula CrimmensStorymaking and Creative Groupwork with Elderly People
Music, Meaning and Relationship
Introduction. 1 Why Groups? Aims in organising a group. Contact and
connection. The group as opportunity for sharing and community. Enjoyment.
Self esteem. Reducing boredom and increasing interest. Maintaining and
extending people's physical and mental abilities. Activities as an
opportunity to use the person-centred approach. 2 The Story Session.
Assistance in running the group. The make-up of a group. The format of a
session. 3 Stories that Contain a Central Elderly Figure. Yaaba. Babka and
the Golden Bird. Granny Evergreen. The old Woman and the Tree Children. The
Three Blue Hats. The Pedlar of Swaffham. The Three Dancing Princesses. 4
The Theme of Loss in the Lives of Elderly People. Demeter and Persephone.
Coyote and Eagle. The Crescent Moon Bear. 5 Loss of Home and Possessions.
The Water of Life. Maple Leaf Devil. The Bird of Happiness. The Widow and
the Honey Pots. The Shining Fish. How the Villagers found Wisdom. 6 The
Theme of Marriage and the Joy of Union. Savitri and Satyavan. Gawain and
Lady Ragnell. The Blue Flower of Beechy Hill. The Black Bull of Norway. Tam
Lin. The Frog Princess. The Boa and the Mango Tree. Epilogue.
