Research Catalog

Title

Telling the stories of life through guided autobiography groups / James E. Birren & Kathryn N. Cochran.

Author

Birren, James E.

Publication

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001.

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Additional Authors

Cochran, Kathryn N.

Description

xiii, 190 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

Birren has conducted more than twenty-five years of autobiography groups, where participants recall, write, and share their life stories. He offers "how-to" tips for organizing, complementing, and understanding oral history works. He finds that the exercise is rewarding for adults entering periods of transitions, such as the elderly population, and encourages the sharing of experiences with others on the same journey.

Subject

• Aged
• Autobiography > Therapeutic use
• Autobiography
• Older people > Rehabilitation
• Self-Help Groups
• Self-help groups

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-184) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Background and Workshop Organization -- The Power of Autobiography -- Who Should Do Autobiography? -- Qualifications of the Leader -- Organizing a Guided Autobiography Group -- Small-Group Dynamics -- Session Plans -- The Major Branching Points in Your Life -- Your Family -- The Role of Money in Your Life -- Your Major Life Work or Career -- Your Health and Body -- Your Sexual Identity -- Your Experiences with and Ideas about Death -- Your Spiritual Life and Values -- Your Goals and Aspirations.

ISBN

• 0801866332 (hardcover : acid-free paper)
• 0801866340 (pbk. : acid-free paper)

LCCN

^^^00011277^

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library