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Family Carers: The Power of Life Story Books

Explore the impact of life story books on family carers in a qualitative study, highlighting the importance of biographical approaches in health and social care settings. Discover the value of capturing life experiences and fostering meaningful connections through storytelling. Findings underscore the significance of family carer involvement in creating these personalized narratives. Contact Mary Rose Day or Teresa Wills for more information.

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Family Carers: The Power of Life Story Books

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  1. Family Carers: The Power of Life Story Books Wills, T. & Day, M.R. “Your Memories Matter” Belfast, CARDI 17th February 2010

  2. Objectives • Background • Methodology • Findings • Conclusion

  3. Biographical approaches used in health and social care setting that gives people time to tell their story and talk about their life experiences. (McKeown, Clarke & Repper, 2006). Life Story Book

  4. Life Story Book • Biographical approaches used in health and social care setting that gives people time to tell their story and talk about their life experiences. (McKeown, Clarke & Repper, 2006).

  5. Aim of Study Aim: • To gain insight into the use of life story books for family carers.

  6. Methodology • Research Design: Qualitative Exploratory study. • Ethical Approval: Granted by Ethics Committee. • Sample: Family Carers (N=9). • Intervention: Attendance at 6 weekly workshops. • Completed Life Story Books: (n=8) • Data Collection: Focus Group. • Data Analysis: Thematic content analysis as described by Burnard (1991).

  7. THEMES Caring Value of Life Story Books Relationships & Connectivity Seeing and Understanding the Person

  8. Benefits of Life Story Books

  9. Conclusion • Life story Books are important and underutilised in practice. • Family carers have a key role to play in their development.

  10. Acknowledgement We wish to thank family carers for participating in the project.

  11. Contact Details • Mary Rose Day • 021-4901473 • mrday@ucc.ie • Teresa Wills • 021-4901472 • t.wills@ucc.ie

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