These resources have been co-produced for or by Unpaid Dementia Carers during creative sessions as part of the Bold Project. They can be used as peer support for someone caring for a loved one, as examples of the struggles Unpaid Dementia Carers face, read for your own self-care and reflection or shared with someone you think would benefit from them, if you need any guidance please get in touch at info@bold-scotland.org
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Workshops
Self-Efficacy
Moving & Light Gathering
Podcasts
bold Stories: Ep. 1 – Lil & Alan
Launching Episode 1 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Lil & Alan chat to Fenella Kerr, a fellow bold partner, about their experience of the bold Social Leadership Programme and the highs & lows of living with dementia.
bold Stories: Ep. 2 – Anne-Marie & Christine
Announcing Episode 2 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Anne-Marie and Christine McCallum chat to fellow bold partner Fenella Kerr about the amazing Dolphin Arts Project, their experience of bold and how those living with dementia can flourish.
bold Stories: Ep. 3 – Jo Cowan
Launching Episode 3 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Jo chats about her thoughts and feelings about the bold Social Leadership Programme and the ways she has since flourished as a social leader.
bold Stories: Ep. 4 – Lorna Campbell
Launching Episode 4 from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Lorna chats about her reflections from the bold Programme and how she learned to address her own emotional needs in order to be able to support other people and be a dementia leader.
bold Stories: Ep. 5 – Martin & Agnes
Launching the 5th and final episode from our ‘bold stories’ podcast. In this episode Lorna Lyons, bold’s Digital Content Manager chats to Martin & Agnes about their reflections from bold on social leadership, creativity and Runrig!
Downloadable resources
Films
bold conversations – The Wobbly Dog
bold conversations – Home Comforts
bold conversations – The Restful Place
Unheard Voices – Gerry King
Unheard Voices – Audrey Ross
Unheard Voices – Ron Coleman
Unheard Voices – Jake Sutherland
Unheard Voices – Christina Hobbs
a bold mini commission Willy Gilder’s ‘Unheard Voices’
A bold Mini Commissions with Fenella Kerr
A bold Mini Commissions with Barbara Gardner-Rowell
A bold Mini Commission Alec’s ‘bold Generations’
A year of being bold…
The future is bold
a bold mini commission James Mckillop’s Songwriting collaboration
a bold mini commission Valeria Lembo’s GRAND
bold Celebrations Film March 2024
Introduction to bold…
Creative writing
The bold Scribers – ‘Our 6 word stories’
Alex McEwan – Writing: born of frustration
Alex McEwan – Silence, is it ever silent?
Jackie Philip – In Respect & Admiration Letter to Elspeth
Willy Gilder – Silence, is there such a thing?
Poems
Jackie Philip – Silence
Lois Wolffe – I shout the loudest when…
Anne McDonald – The things I need to flourish are..
Willy Gilder – The things I need to flourish are…
The bold Scribers – Bold
Lois Wolffe – What does BOLD mean to me?
Lorna Reid – The things I need to flourish are..
The bold Scribers – Creativity
Alex McEwan – I am here because…
Ron Coleman – The things I need to flourish are…
Links and Resources for Unpaid Dementia Carers
Dementia Care
Clarke CL Wilkinson H Keady J and Gibb CE (2011) Risk and Dementia Care. Jessica Kingsley. Awarded 2012 British Medical Association Health and Social Care book of the year (Book)
Kerr D and Wilkinson H (2010) Night Time Care: Providing care through the night in residential and care homes. Jessica Kingsley. (Now also translated into German and Polish) (Book)
Clarke CL Wilcockson J Watson J Wilkinson H Keyes S Kinnaird L and Williamson T (2020) Relational care and co-operative endeavour – Reshaping dementia care through participatory secondary data analysis. Dementia 19(4):1151–1172. DOI: 10.1177/1471301218795353 (PR)
Watchman K Wilkinson H and Hare P (2019) Second edition Supporting Derek: A practice development guide to support staff working with people who have a learning difficulty and dementia. Pavillion Press. London
Walker E Wilkinson H McCauley A Forbes A (2010) Lets Talk About It: Using stories to improve care for older people: a practical guide. University of Edinburgh.
Care Commission Working Group (2009) Night time care checklist for care home inspectors. http://www.cqc.org.uk/guidanceforprofessionals/socialcare/careproviders/guidance.cfm?widCall1=customWidgets.content_view_1&cit_id=34772
Weaks D Wilkinson H Johanson R and McLeod J (2010) A counselling approach to delivering post-diagnostic dementia support. Healthcare Counselling and Psychotherapy Journal (Special Edition) (NPR)
Useful Organisations
- About Dementia – https://www.ageuk.org.uk/scotland/what-we-do/dementia/about-dementia/about-the-project/
- Age Scotland Training calendar – https://www.ageuk.org.uk/scotland/what-we-do/dementia/age-scotlands-dementia-training-project/dementia-training-calendar/
- All about vision – http://www.allaboutvision.com/over60/vision-changes.htm
- Alzheimer’s Disease International – http://www.alz.co.uk
- Alzheimer Europe – https://www.alzheimer-europe.org
- Alzheimer Research UK – http://www.alzheimersresearchuk.org
- Alzheimer Scotland – http://www.alzscot.org
- Brain Health Scotland – https://www.brainhealth.scot
- Care Inspectorate – https://www.careinspectorate.com
- Carers Scotland – https://www.carersuk.org/scotland
- Community Makers – https://communitymakers.co
- Connecting Scotland https://connecting.scot
- Created Out Of Mind – http://www.createdoutofmind.org
- DEEP – https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/
- Deepness Dementia Radio – https://www.deepnessdementiamedia.com/dementia-resources
- Dementia Diaries – https://dementiadiaries.org
- Dementia Dogs – https://dementiadog.org/who-we-are/
- Dementia Friends Scotland – https://www.alzscot.org/our-work/dementia-friendly-communities/dementia-friends-scotland
- Dementia Positive – http://www.dementiapositive.co.uk/
- Dementia Services Development Centre, University of Stirling – http://dementia.stir.ac.uk/
- Edinburgh Centre for the Research on Dementia (ECRED) – https://www.ed.ac.uk/health/research/centres/ecred
- Edinburgh & Lothians Health Foundation – https://www.elhf.co.uk/
- Eric Liddell Centre – https://www.ericliddell.org/
- Highland Senior Citizens Network – http://www.hscn.co.uk
- Innovations in Dementia – http://www.innovationsindementia.org.uk
- Kirrie Connections Meeting Centres – https://www.kirrieconnections.com/meeting-centre
- Memory Bridge – https://www.memorybridge.org/
- NHS Choices – http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Pages/hub.aspx
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde – http://www.nhsggc.org.uk/your-health/health-services/arts-and-health/
- Our Connected Neighbourhood – https://ourconnectedneighbourhoods.org.uk
- Sea Salt Learning – https://seasaltlearning.com
- Scottish Dementia Alumni – https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/group/dementia-alumni-glasgow/
- Scottish Government National Dementia Strategy – https://www.gov.scot/publications/scotlands-national-dementia-strategy-2017-2020/
- Scottish Government – https://www.gov.scot/publications/promoting-excellence-2021-framework-health-social-services-staff-working-people-dementia-families-carers/
- Spring Social Prescribing – https://www.springsp.org
- Tide, Together in Dementia everyday – https://www.tide.uk.net/
- Together in this – http://togetherinthis.com/
- Teepa Snow – http://teepasnow.com/
- Young Dementia UK – https://www.youngdementiauk.org/
Networks
- Arts 4 Dementia – https://www.arts4dementia.org.uk/
- Dementia and Cultural Narrative Network – https://dementia-culture.wixsite.com/network/arts-dementia – https://www.facebook.com/DemNarrCulture/
- London Arts in Health Forum – http://www.lahf.org.uk/
- Reimagining Dementia, a Creative Coalition for Justice – https://www.facebook.com/reimaginingdementia
- Royal Society for Public Health – https://www.rsph.org.uk/
Life Changes Trust Legacy Partners
- About Dementia – https://www.ageuk.org.uk/scotland/what-we-do/dementia/about-dementia/
- Acorn Shed Music – https://acornshedmusic.co.uk/
- Age Scotland – https://www.ageuk.org.uk/scotland/
- Age Scotland, Orkney – https://www.ageuk.org.uk/scotland/orkney/
- Ceartas – https://www.ceartas.org.uk/
- Deepness Dementia Media – https://www.deepnessdementiamedia.com/
- Dementia Friendly Prestwick – http://www.dementiaprestwick.co.uk/
- Glasgow’s Golden Generation – https://www.glasgowgg.org.uk/
- Meeting Centres – https://meetingcentres.org/
- My Sporting Memories – https://www.sportingmemoriesnetwork.com/who-we-are-scotland
- Playlists for Life - https://www.playlistforlife.org.uk/
- STAND – https://www.dementiavoices.org.uk/group/stand-kirkcaldy/
- The Village Storytelling Centre – https://www.villagestorytelling.org.uk/


