Talking together about cultures of care at the end of life: Conclusion of the SoKuL project

Numerous interested parties came together in a virtual meeting – from the core team, (co-)researchers, interested parties to nursing students and other students.

For three years, SoKuL focused on storytelling and listening: about personal and professional experiences with dying, death, and grief. Participants included students from nursing professions as well as citizens, especially older people and people with dementia.
The storytelling café method played a central role in this. In a protected setting, this method creates space for people to listen to each other and share personal stories – voluntarily, openly, and with respect. The beautiful phenomenon of this method, as shared by the project team in the final presentation, is that “someone always starts telling a story.”

In addition to the most important findings and research results, challenges and wishes for the future were also discussed. It became clear that the project has made a significant impact not only scientifically, but also on a human level. The project team can look back on three successful years. With great sensitivity and commitment, they were able to successfully conduct research on a deeply personal topic: dying, death, and grief.