Storytelling session for unpaid carers of people living with dementia

This session can be done online, or if you prefer, by telephone.

This session, facilitated by the Village Storytelling Centre (VSC), will allow you to describe your thoughts and experiences of being an unpaid carer of someone living with dementia in Tayside. It is also open to people who cared, unpaid, for a person with dementia, but no longer do.

We are using storytelling methods to make it easier for people to talk about dementia in a way that doesn't feel too personal. By using stories and characters we can find new ways to tell our own stories.

We will capture your words and phrases – anonymously – to amplify the topics you identify as most important.

Participants will be invited to:

• Get to know each other through swapping stories.
• Listen to traditional tales that might have something to say about care and about community.
• Create a collective story, through guided exercises, that expresses some of the challenges of living with dementia and some of the solutions that could improve people’s lives.

Telephone sessions

If you would prefer to take part in a session on the telephone, rather than online, there are one-to-one sessions with a storyteller available. They will be shorter but largely will follow the same format.

They will take place on 24 March 2021, with the following slots available: 2.30pm to 3.00pm, 7.30pm to 8.00pm, 8.30pm to 9.00pm.

Who this session is for

It is for unpaid carers of people living with dementia in Tayside only. The session will inform our Community and Dementia, creating better lives in Tayside conference taking place on 1st April 2021.

The session will be recorded and the recording will only be used to ensure accuracy of the report produced later. Comments will be anonymised.

Booking a place

As well as booking via Eventbrite, you can book by email at admin@lifechangestrust.org.uk or by phone at 0141 212 9600.

To book one of the telephone sessions, phone 0141 212 9600 or email admin@lifechangestrust.co.uk to book one of the following slots on 24 March 2021: 2.30pm to 3.00pm, 7.30pm to 8.00pm, 8.30pm to 9.00pm.