STAGEBRIDGE is the California training base for TimeSlips,
a project of the Center on Age & Community at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Telling stories is a basic part of being human. The TimeSlips method opens storytelling to those with memory loss by replacing the pressure to remember with encouragement to imagine. Anyone, from activities directors to CNAs to volunteers, can learn to use a catchy photograph to help a group create a story rich in language, laughter and social interaction, and then to write it down and read it back to them. If desired, the stories can also be shared with families and the broader community, to recognize and celebrate the creativity people with Alzheimer’s still have inside.
Click HERE to learn more. . .

Read a TimeSlips story created by elders with dementia at BACS Adult Day Care/North Oakland Senior Center, with the help Stagebridge staff and volunteers.

Order a TimeSlips Storytelling Kit and get started sharing creative imagination with a loved one with memory loss!

Questions? Email: timeslips@stagebridge.org

Click HERE to read a recent newspaper article about our TimeSlips program.

Become a Certified TimeSlips Facilitator

Click HERE
to download a registration form for our spring facilitator training on
Thursday, June 3rd
at the North Oakland Senior Center.

This lively, interactive 6-hour workshop explores:

    * The meaning and value of creative expression
    * An introduction to dementia and dementia care
    * Demo of the TimeSlips storytelling process followed by skills practice
    * Models for sharing the stories with your community

Certification is good for three years, and includes access to ongoing support from the national website. Continuing education credits are available.

Public training workshops are held 2-3 times a year in the Bay Area and cost $85 ($70 for second person from same facility). They are ideal for all levels of professional and informal caregivers. Or, contact us (timeslips@stagebridge.org) to schedule a training for your staff or professional group anywhere in California.