http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news.html University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's 'Spotlight on Excellence Series' features Anne Basting and the TimeSlips Storytelling Method. Watch the video and read the article. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/uwm-features-timeslips-and-anne.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:56:19 GMT Basting has been included in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel's "Big Thinkers in Wisconsin for 2011". Read the article below to learn more... http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/basting-is-big-thinkers-in-wisconsin.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:28:35 GMT The CAC was awarded a $25,000 grant from the Helen Bader Foundation to support the SPARK! program. To learn more about the SPARK! program, follow the link... http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/grant-awarded-for-spark.html Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:27:36 GMT UWM will hold our winter Commencement on Dec. 18. The commencement speaker is Anne Basting, executive director of the UWM Center on Age and Community, Helen Bader School of Social Welfare. Basting also is an associate professor of theatre in the Peck School of the Arts. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/basting-will-be-uwms-winter-commencement.html Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:32:33 GMT Daniel George recently published a study in the Gerontologist about the use of TimeSlips with medical students at Penn State. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/new-study-published-on.html Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:27:51 GMT Back in October, the Today Show came to Milwaukee to shoot a segment on TimeSlips at Luther Manor and UWM. The crew, including reporter Jenna Bush really "got" the person-centered power of the creative storytelling method that is based right here at UWM. The clip is a testimony to power of the arts and imagination to help reknit people with dementia into the fabric of community. Watch the segment: http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/timeslips-featured-on-the-today.html Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:37:17 GMT Listen Anne and Ellen Nocun talking about our TimeSlips program. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/timeslips-on-the-kathleen-dunn-show.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:01:44 GMT The 20th Annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival has selected A King in Milwaukee to be screened. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/film-1.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:00:17 GMT For some seniors struggling with memory loss, completing a single sentence can be an arduous, even impossible task. But at Iona Senior Services, individuals facing cognitive decline are weaving together entire tales through a new program called TimeSlips. Participants begin with a photo, then add words or fragments until a full story emerges. As Jessica Gould tells us, the goal is to bring people together and help individuals who are at a loss for words achieve the triumph of a complete thought. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/timeslips-featured-on-american-university.html Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:12:01 GMT Also available will be a continuing education class to teach people the TimeSlips creative storytelling method. The course will be ideal for family caregivers, professional staff, and volunteer facilitators. The course will explore: -The meaning and value of creative expression -An introduction to dementia and dementia care -The basics of person-centered care -The TimeSlips storytelling process in detail -Models for sharing the stories with your community WHEN: Saturday, September 24, 2011 WHERE: Online! (Launching at the National Adult Day Services Association National Conference) Watch the free webinar including a live demonstration of the new storytelling software: https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/496035313 With support from the Extendicare Foundation, Retirement Research Foundation, and Helen Bader Foundation, and the Picker Institute. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/timeslips-launching-new-interactive-website-and-1.html Wed, 21 Sep 2011 14:51:38 GMT Visitors are able to read, write, and share stories with ease! Also available is a continuing education class to teach people the TimeSlips creative storytelling method. The course is ideal for family caregivers, professional staff, and volunteer facilitators. The course explores: -The meaning and value of creative expression -An introduction to dementia and dementia care -The basics of person-centered care -The TimeSlips storytelling process in detail -Models for sharing the stories with your community With support from the Extendicare Foundation, Retirement Research Foundation, and Helen Bader Foundation, and the Picker Institute. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/timeslips-launching-new-interactive-website-and.html Thu, 08 Sep 2011 17:51:05 GMT PelPel Recordings presents four new CDs of monologues by artist David Greenberger with music by a different collaborator on each one. All the text is based on his conversations with elderly in a wide variety of settings (nursing homes, mealsites, day centers, private homes, etc) around the country. Available through the Duplex Planet website: http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/partner-david-greenberger-releases-new.html Wed, 31 Aug 2011 14:12:02 GMT Learn from the artists, professional care providers, researchers and residents who created the PENELOPE PROJECT. Learn: -Specific Techniques -Basics of Person-Centered Dementia Care -The Model of the Penelope Project -Creating Meaningful Programming -How to design your own extended, meaningful project -How to for successful partnerships Promotional materials and registration details coming soon. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/cac-plans-a-new-summer-institue.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 13:46:45 GMT Wisconsin Public Radio, Joy Cardin Show http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/penelope-project-featured-on-wisconsin-public.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:21:27 GMT UWM TODAY Radio Show, "Arts and UWM's CAC" http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/penelope-project-featured-in-uwm-today.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:19:47 GMT American Theatre Magazine, "Firing Up the Dialogue" http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/penelope-project-featured-in-american-theatre.html Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:16:11 GMT The 6th Annual Gero-Ed Film Festival will be held at the 57th Annual Meeting of Council on Social Work Education in Atlanta, Georgia. http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/film.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:38:12 GMT Discover a practical approach to implementing person-centered care, a promising mode for achieving culture change in your long-term care setting. View the book's flyer at the link below (PDF) http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/celebrating-a-new-published.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:34:08 GMT CAC's most recent post-doc fellow Jason Danely has accepted a tenure-track, assistant Professor position at Rhode Island College in the Anthropology Dept. Congratulations Jason and family! http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/post-doc-fellow-danely-to-join-rhode.html Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:00:18 GMT http://www.ageandcommunity.org/news/helen-bader-age--community.html Thu, 27 Jan 2011 22:20:14 GMT