Please help pass this message on to Helen Bleck re the above request

Hi Helen

You have been given some great leads, I think you may also wish to contact the Scottish Football museum for their Alzheimer Project with Alzheimer Scotland http://www.scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk/quicklinks/news/archives/2011/08

Best wishes

Loretta

Loretta Mordi, Collections & Engagement Manager (Tu/Th/F)

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From: List for discussion of issues in museum education in the UK. [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Laura Phillips
Sent: 17 April 2014 10:07
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Subject: Re: Training (or anything) to help with delivering tours/reminiscence sessions for people with dementia

Have you tried partnering with your local authority/local Dementia support groups/local Age UK/Alzheimer’s Society to see if they can help you with Dementia awareness training?

Have you any connection with Luminate – Scotland’s festival of ageing: http://www.luminatescotland.org/ They might have more thoughts about more local support/other professionals with whom you could share experiences.

You could use the Age of Creativity website to share your experiences too – it’s easy to upload case studies…

Lastly, have you thought about being part of Age Collective (a network of museums all interested in working with and for older people?) If you’d like to be added to the network’s lists then just drop me a line back – [log in to unmask]

Does anyone know of any good resources, training or meetings, online discussions (etc) about delivering reminiscence sessions or guided tours for people with dementia?

We have found during our museum tours and object-handling sessions for visually impaired or disabled groups that occasionally someone will have a certain level of dementia, but still enjoy the descriptions and dressing up, and often be prompted to remember and share interesting stories and memories. We’d like to offer more for groups like this, it seems to be something that local care homes would appreciate, but we do need some guidance to help when a group seems relatively unresponsive, or struggles to communicate. Unfortunately, we can’t afford expensive or distant training courses! We’re based in Haddington, East Lothian.

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