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Background
Silver Chain has been exploring ways in which to communicate the essence of a Person Centred Approach (PCA), particularly in instances of caring for people with dementia, a mental health issue or dealing with memory loss.
The art of storytelling is important to Silver Chain as we recognise that people are individuals with stories to tell that reflect their lives and affect their wellbeing. It was identified as an effective medium to communicate the underpinnings of the PCA. This evolved into a 25 minute film to be distributed along with a study guide identifying learning outcomes.
‘We Always Dress for Sunday Lunch’ is an exciting, unique venture by Silver Chain to instil learnings about care using the art of storytelling.
The Origins
‘We Always Dress for Sunday Lunch’ commenced as ‘Meg’s Story’, written in Albany. It focusses around a person with dementia, Meg, and her husband Tom. Once the story took shape in a script, the subject matters of the film were significantly extended to include grief and loss, post traumatic syndrome, suicide and the challenges facing a rural community.
The film speaks to people who provide care, in particular care workers, to people who may or may not suffer from dementia or a mental illness. It portrays how PCA benefits the person when those providing care have a greater understanding of their life history. An acknowledgement of this history means care can be targeted to the real needs of the person, as revealed by the individual stories which shape their character.
Aiming for Greater Understanding
‘We Always Dress for Sunday Lunch’ aims to deliver a key strategy to assist the whole community to understand others by learning their life stories.
The study guide accompanying this film will encourage people to:
- Describe how life events affect individuals.
- Describe how their own behaviour and perceptions can affect other people.
- Describe how the environment impacts on a person’s behaviour.
- Describe how our society treats older people and the impact this has on them and communities.
- Understand the components of a community.
- Understand how a caring role affects individuals.
- Understand how we can maintain a person’s value base whilst providing care.
- Define emotional intelligence.
- Understand the skills and attributes care workers need (emotional, attitudinal, knowledge, values).
Through Tom and Meg we can begin to understand the lives and needs of everyday Australians and the vital role that a PCA fulfills.
Click here to view a trailer of ‘We Always Dress for Sunday Lunch’.
The Study Guide Package
The study guide package consists of:
The package is priced at $60 plus GST and postage and packaging. To make a purchase please fill in the form below. Delivery may take up to two weeks.
Once we have received your order we will contact you to obtain your details for payment.
If you are interested in having Silver Chain facilitate the learning outcomes from 'We Always Dress for Sunday Lunch' to your organisation, check the box in the form below. Alternatively you can contact our Learning and Development department on (08) 9441 6002. |
'Meg and Tom. It’s their story. Told with care and understanding. The love, the pain, the hope and the heartbreaks. The secrets we all share revealed against a rural existence of hope and fear, drought and plenty.'
'Meg and Tom. It’s their story. But it’s also a variation of the story of the lives of the many thousands who require care and their desire for understanding. It is about ensuring we provide quality care that is responsive to a person’s needs respecting their individuality and uniqueness.'
'A man; a woman; a husband and wife. A farmer; adulterer; soldier; lover. A housewife. A simple story that lays bare the complexities of everyday life; where on the surface their story seems simple but beneath it all are layers upon layers of complexity, half-truths, misunderstandings, history, judgments, love and pain.'
'Through our PCA we come to comprehend that life as it shows itself is not always what it seems; that our dealings with other people are too often based on preconceptions, prejudices and stereotypes.'
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