Guided Autobiography: A 6-Part Program

3/8-4/12/2022, 1:30-3:30pm, Online and In-Person options | March 8th Starts Six-Week Guided Autobiography (GAB) Course Led by National Expert: Stockton Undergrad Researcher Seeks Participants for Program Distinction Project

Barbara Smith, M.A., Certified Guided Autobiography Instructor from the Birren Institute for Autobiographical Studies will lead a six-week Guided Autobiography Program (GAB) for SCOSA on Tuesdays from 1:30-3:30pm beginning on March 8th. GAB leads participants through themes and priming questions on topics such as family, careers, and life’s goals. Participants write brief 1–2-page reflections on the themes as ‘homework’ and then share in small groups the following week. Participants can choose to attend fully online or at two in-person locations (Stockton at Manahawkin or Stockton’s main Galloway campus).

GAB programs usually charge a registration fee, but we will waive the fee in return for participants’ agreement to assist in a research project being conducted by our intern Nicole White in partial fulfillment of requirements to graduate with program distinction in her major. Participants will complete some anonymous online questionnaires before and after the program.

Research participants must be 60 years of age or older. Preference is given to residents of Atlantic or Ocean County, NJ but others 60 years of age or older are encouraged to apply and will be admitted on a space-available basis. Participants who choose in-person break-out sessions (at Stockton’s main campus in Galloway, or at Stockton at Manahawkin) must submit the online Stockton visitor health pledge for each session as per Stockton’s current COVID-19 policies.

Those who wish to take the course but not participate in the research project may be admitted on a space available basis by contacting David.Burdick@Stockton.edu to inquire about availability and cost.

If you have questions, please contact SCOSA Director Dr. Burdick (David.Burdick@stockton.edu) or Nicole White (whiten10@go.stockton.edu )

Register HERE