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Download or read book The Therapeutic Purposes of Reminiscence written by Mike Bender and published by SAGE. This book was released on 1998-12-28 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `I was impressed with the accessibility of the book, offering a guided tour through the history, context and purposes of reminiscence therapy, the range of applications from promoting social and emotional stimulation to reminiscence as psychotherapy. It also provides a brief overview of its theoretical underpinnings... As a book for health professionals interested in reminiscence work, it is a must for the shelf... most importantly it emphasizes the need for adequate training and supervision for those undertaking this type of work... the authors [also] provide a very good working guide to the assessment process' - Aging and Health In this practical and accessible book, leading exponents of reminiscence work de