{"product_id":"guiding-autobiography-groups-for-older-adults-exploring-the-fabric-of-life-9780801842139","title":"Guiding Autobiography Groups for Older Adults: Exploring the Fabric of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eGuided autobiography, write the authors, is ideally suited to foster in the older adult a belief that his or her life is meaningful and something of which to be proud. This book helps professionals--at senior centers, community centers, and other service facilities--guide older adults and others in preparing their autobiographies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany older adults, the authors explain, have limited social networks. Widowhood, retirement, and other involuntary transitions create a loss of roles, which can damage the older adult's sense of identity and self-worth. Guided autobiography can be used very effectively with such persons--to promote their general well- being, develop friendships, and create increased feelings of self-sufficiency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book's chapters treat such topics as eliciting themes from people's lives, promoting creative thinking, facilitating group interaction, and mastering obstacles in the group process. Based on the authors' fourteen years of experience leading groups in guided autobiography, this book will be of special interest to gerontologists, psychologists, social workers, and other professionals who conduct activity programs for older people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James E. Birren, Donna E. Deutchman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 5.98w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780801842139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames E. Birren \u003c\/b\u003eis director and \u003cb\u003eDonna E. Deutchman \u003c\/b\u003eis assistant director of the Anna and Harry Borun Center for Gerontological Research at the Multicampus Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, University of California, Los Angeles. \u003cb\u003eJames E. Birren \u003c\/b\u003eis also the author of \u003ci\u003eTelling the Stories of Life Through Guided Autobiography Groups\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40136287649907,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e856b2cb-d400-41ea-8ee3-92236c78fc69.jpg?v=1654262623","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/guiding-autobiography-groups-for-older-adults-exploring-the-fabric-of-life-9780801842139","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}