TimeSlips Creative Storytelling Project

Greetings!

The TimeSlips team has assembled some resources here to support your work as Certified Facilitators.

Please let us know if there are other resources you think might help you in your practice. 

Streaming Videos

• TimeSlips YouTube Playlist
• TimeSlips Segment on NBC's 'The Today Show'
• TimeSlips Video on homepage

Connect with TimeSlips

• Facebook
• YouTube

Press and Media Coverage

• 2012-05 Chicago Tribune (Article)
• 2012-02 Lancaster, PA Local News (Video)
• 2011-11 Kathleen Dunn Show on Wisconsin Public Radio (Audio)
• 2011-11 American University Radio (Audio)
• 2011-11 NBC's 'The Today Show' (Video)

TimeSlips is Proven to Work - Check Out the Research

There is some nice, solid research out there now telling us that yes, this kind of creative engagement has significant impact on the lives of people with dementia.

Fritsch, Thomas; Jung Kwak; Grant, Stacey; Lang, Josh; Montgomery, Rhonda R.; Basting, Anne D. (2009). “Impact of TimeSlips, a Creative Expression Intervention Program, on Nursing Home Residents With Dementia and their Caregivers.” Gerontologist, Feb, 49.1, 117-127.

• This one suggests that TimeSlips improves the quantity and quality of engagement between staff and residents on dementia units, even among those who didn’t take the training or participate in the sessions. It also improved the attitudes of the staff toward people with dementia.

Philips, Lorraine J.; Reid-Arndt, Stephanie A.; Youngju Park (2010). “Effects of a Creative Expression Intervention on Emotions, Communication, and Quality of Life in Persons With Dementia.” Nursing Research, Nov/Dec, 59.6, 417-425.

• This one suggests that TimeSlips improves the communication and affect of people with dementia.

Daniel R. George, Heather L. Stuckey, Caroline F. Dillon, Megan M. Whitehead. (2011). "Impact of Participation in TimeSlips, a Creative Group-Based Storytelling Program, on Medical Student Attitudes Toward Persons With Dementia: A Qualitative Study" Gerontologist, June, 51.5, 699-703.

• This one suggests that medical student participation in TimeSlips (TS), a creative group-based storytelling program, with persons affected by dementia improved student attitudes toward this patient population.

To Improve Your Practice

View the TimeSlips Self-Evaluation Form

• Download the MS Word document here

Sample Story Anthology Covers for your Celebration of Storytelling

• Download the Sample Story Anthology Cover -1 page, Color
• Download the Sample Story Anthology Cover -2 pages, BW

Spread the Word about TimeSlips

View the TimeSlips Fact Sheet

• Download the 1 page PDF here
• Details the TimeSlips method, goals, and research
• Details how to learn more about the program (online training, facilitator and facility/organization certification)

View the PowerPoint presentation of a General Introduction on TimeSlips

• Download presentation here
• This is for non-commercial, promotional use only
• It might be helpful in making presentations to those who are considering using the TimeSlips method

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