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A life review interview guide: a structured systems approach to information gathering
M H Beechem1, C Anthony, J Kurtz
1University of West Florida, Pensacola, USA.
International Journal of Aging & Human Development
|April 16, 1998
Summary
This guide offers a structured approach for life review interviews, helping clients enhance well-being by recalling positive events and process grief from negative experiences. It aims to boost self-esteem and aid in managing loss.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Clinical Interviewing
- Gerontology
Background:
- Life review is a therapeutic process.
- Effective interviewing techniques are crucial for life review.
- Clients benefit from structured guidance in recalling life events.
Purpose of the Study:
- Introduce a methodological systems approach for information gathering in life review.
- Develop a guide to elicit both positive and negative life events.
- Enhance client well-being and facilitate grief processing.
Main Methods:
- Development of the Life Review Interview Guide.
- Structured elicitation of positive life events.
- Structured elicitation of negative life events for loss-grief work.
Main Results:
- The guide facilitates information gathering in life review.
- It helps enhance a client's sense of well-being.
- It assists clients in addressing unresolved loss-grief issues.
Conclusions:
- The Life Review Interview Guide promotes high self-esteem.
- It effectively assists interviewees through the grieving process.
- The guide aids student-inter viewers in question formulation.