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What reminiscence is and how to run a reminiscence group
Coordonating reminiscence sessions
Confidentiality and planning reminiscence sessions
Evaluating reminiscence sessions
Advantages for beneficiaries
Advantages for take-carers
Activities
Examples of themes

Examples of themes for various reminiscence meetings

Family:

-Home
-Sundays during childhood
-Anniversary dinners
-Holidays
-Traditional dishes
-Grandparents
-Parents
-Brothers, sisters, uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews,...

Childhood:

-Games
-Toys
-Friends
-Colleagues
-Poems
-Songs
-Books
-Movies
-Theatre plays
-School days:
-Where they studied
-Teachers
-Favorite subjects
-School uniform
-School bag
-Classroom
-(Un)pleasant events during school
-School songs
-Spare time activities
-Camps

Neighbors:

-Children
-Adults
-Shops and markets
-Favorite playground
-Games during childhood
-Meetings and dating

Holidays:

-Special occasions
-Favorite day of the year
-Sundays
-Food
-Drinks
-House decorations
-New clothes
-Guests
-Daily activities

Trips:

-Places to go
-How the destination was reached
-Who they used to go with
-What they used to do there
-Food on the trip
-Clothes and objects to take along on trips
-Souvenirs brought back home
-Traveling options:

-Train
-Wagon
-Car
-Bike
-Walking

Fashion:

-Clothing, according to age and occasion
-Accessories: walking stick, hat, buttons, gloves, bags, socks, ...
-Hair styling
-Make-up and perfumes
-Various cloths types
-Buying

An evening in town:

-Location: dancing, theatre, concerts, restaurant, on a visit, walking
-Specific outfits for every occasion
-Partners
-Various show types
-Describing the location, the park, the room, the building
-Describing the menu

Job:

-Professional satisfaction
-First job
-Description of the job and tasks to fulfill
-Retribution
-Bosses
-Colleagues
-Distance between home and work place
-Uniform

Marriage:

-First date
-First kiss
-How long till marriage
-Wedding, godfathers, guests, church
-Honeymoon
-Relationship with the parents-in-law
-First residence as a family
-Favorite song

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