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Peer reviewedFrance, M. Honore – Canadian Journal of Counselling, 1989
Describes a peer counseling program in a 300-bed long-term care facility which uses training materials specifically developed for older people. Shows how the peer counseling program functions and provides anecdotal comments from both participants and a staff member, along with an outline of the training components. (Author/ABL)
Descriptors: Counselor Training, Foreign Countries, Institutionalized Persons, Long Term Care
Peer reviewedRattenbury, Christine; Stones, M. J. – Gerontologist, 1989
Compared psychological well-being of elderly nursing home residents who participated in reminiscence and current topics group discussions with control group of residents. Rated participants' happiness/depression, activity, mood, and functional levels before and after intervention. Intervention had significant effect only on happiness/depression…
Descriptors: Depression (Psychology), Foreign Countries, Group Discussion, Happiness
