A Guided Tour of the Past

Guided Autobiography has been featured on New York Times website! Click here to read the article: http://newoldage.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/18/a-guided-tour-of-the-past

Video introduction to Guided Autobiography

Become a Guided Autobiography (GAB) instructor. Join one of our Online GAB Instructor training classes! You’ll love what you do, earn extra income and provide a valuable service in your community.  All you need is a computer, a webcam, a headset and internet connection. The course includes ongoing support and guidance after completion to help you develop, promote and launch your first classes. Find out more by visiting http://guidedautobiography.org/23401.html

Watch this video produced by Barb Thomas, a USC grad student in Gerontology, to see just how easy it is!

The International Institute for Reminiscence and Life Review

The International Institute for Reminiscence and Life Review will be holding their biennial conference in Boston, MA on November 17–18, 2011. Click to download their Call for Presentations, or their Fall newsletter.  Click here to access their website for further information: www.reminiscenceandlifereview.org

University of the Third Age

Kathrine Fenton-May is a trained Guided Autobiography instructor who lives in Durban, South Africa.  She presented the opening lecture at the first International Conference of the University of the Third Age in Chitrakoot, India in February 2010. Click here for the transcript of her address entitled, The Unique Individual.

Click here for information concerning the upcoming u3age international conference to be held in Singapore.

Click here for the University of the Third Age website: http://www.u3a.org.uk

Guided Autobiography—Enriching Lives and Enhancing Mental Activity in the Second Half of Life

The webinar was recorded live on June 3, 2010 by the American Society on Aging at 1 PM (EST) with Cheryl Svensson, Ph.D. This presentation was made possible by the American Society on Aging and MetLife foundation.  You may listen to the full session by clicking here.

American Society on Aging webinar page: http://www.asaging.org/webseminars

Guided Autobiography uses life review techniques to assist middle aged and older persons as they move through transitions in the later stages of life.

USC Commencement Address

Visit Jim's Corner to read Jim Birren's commencement address for the University of Southern California's Gerontology department.

Become a Guided Autobiography Instructor

Click link below for class dates and times:
http://guidedautobiography.org/23401.html

Free Newsletter

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APH conference

The Association of Personal Historians will be holding their next annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada, Oct 16–20, 2011.  Visit the APH website for more info.

Guided Autobiography DVD

The Guided Autobiography DVD is now available. Click here to purchase a copy or get more information! If you'd like to view the trailer, you can do so here.

The Birren Center is dedicated to enriching the lives of adults through writing, sharing, and preserving their life stories and life experiences. The program provides opportunities for education, research and dissemination of information to professionals who are engaged in the fields of life review and aging.

The Birren Autobiographical Studies Program brings together people from diverse backgrounds. It is committed to research and enriching lives through writing and sharing the life review experience with other older adults.

Click here to download a copy of a GAB brochure (Adobe PDF format)