PRESERVE YOUR FAMILY HISTORY
memory coaching for dementia sufferers and their families
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What is Video Captured Reminiscence?
Exclusively from Your Family Movie LLC, our trademarked VCR™️ or Video Captured Reminiscence™️ memory coaching is inspired by traditional Reminiscence Therapy ("RT"), but has the goal of preserving a participant's memories for the rest of the family.
Using photos and mementos you provide, we gently help your loved one talk about their memories. The entire session is recorded and edited into a keepsake video that will be treasured for generations to come.
IMPORTANT: Dementia is a degenerative disease that may get worse. Our memory coaching is not intended to cure or treat any disease. Consult with your family's doctor.
inspired by traditional reminiscence therapy
What is Reminiscence Therapy?
We are not therapists and do not offer therapy. However, our memory coaching has been inspired by Reminiscence Therapy (RT).
RT encourages individuals to recall and share memories, such as significant life events or personal achievements. By looking at old photographs or mementos, dementia patients are guided by a compassionate coach to gently elicit those memories. For more information, talk to your doctor.
THE RESEARCH:
According to one report, available studies suggest that reminiscence therapy can improve mood and some cognitive abilities. Click here to read a scholarly abstract.
Another report indicates that there are benefits to using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for RT interventions. Click here to learn more.
the VCR™️ memory coaching process:
1. Initial Evaluation
The first thing we want to do is to meet the subject to determine whether they are a candidate for our Video Captured Reminiscence memory coaching. We will gladly come to your location.
2. First Project Meeting
This may or may not take place at the same time as the initial evaluation. During our First Project Meeting, we will set goals and expectations, and layout a rough timeline.
3. Artifact Gathering
The family will have some homework to do. We will need several meaningful photographs or mementos that the subject should be able to talk about.
4. Interview(s)
Our memory coach conducts a compassionate interview with your loved one, using your chosen family artifacts to gently elicit memories. Meanwhile, our unobtrusive, non-threatening camera operators professionally record the audio and video.
5. Final Video
The recorded interview are professionally edited and interwoven with more photos and videos from your family's archive. The resulting family history documentary will become an emotional keepsake and will be treasured for generations.