To: All family Caregivers
Alzheimer’s
Disease Foundation Malaysia (ADFM) and Johor Bahru Alzheimer’s Disease Support
Association (JOBADA), supported by Hospital Sultan Ismail Johor, will be conducting a
Dementia Care Skills Training in
Johor Bahru for Family Caregivers (and their care workers) caring for their
loved ones living with Alzheimer’s dementia in Johor.
This
DCS Training comprising of 6
Modules are intended to provide family caregivers (and their care workers) to acquire a better
understanding of dementia in an experiential way and empower them to support
their loved ones living with Alzheimer’s dementia using the person-centered
care approach and focused on the following aspects:
(1)
Understanding what is dementia,
the causes and symptoms;
(2) Understanding
the principles of person-centred care;
(3) Acquiring
communication skills to interact effectively with people with dementia;
(4)
Recognizing and responding to behaviors
that may be exhibited by people with dementia;
(5)
Understanding the importance of
engagement through activity for the person with dementia; and
(6)
Developing self-care strategies
to manage work-related stress.
PROGRAM:
Dementia Care Skills Training (DCS)
on
6 & 7 January 2017 (Friday and
Saturday)
at
Seminar Room 1 & 2 (Next to
Auditorium), Hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bahru
Jalan Persiaran Mutiara, Emas Utama,
Taman Mount Austin, 81100 Johor
Bahru
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Date
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Time
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Module
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Facilitator
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Day 1
6 January
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0830-0900
0900-1030
1030-1230
1230-1400
1400-1530
1530-1700
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Registration /
Breakfast
Module 1: Nature of Dementia
Module 2 – Impact of
Dementia / Person-Centered Care
LUNCH
Module 3 – Effective
Communication
Module 4 – Behavioral
& Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
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Dr
Goh Cheng Beh
Dr
Goh Cheng Beh
Edwin
Tay
Dr
Goh Cheng Beh
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Day 2
7 January
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0830-0900
0900-1030
1030-1230
1230
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Registration /
Breakfast
Module 5 – Purposeful
& Meaningful Engagement
Module 6 - Application to Care Practices
LUNCH / END
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Edwin Tay
Edwin Tay
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NO Registration Fees - Registrations are open to all family caregivers (and their care
workers) who are advised to attend the 6 modules. Compulsory registration based
on first-come-first basis.
Email
your registration to: jobadajohor@gmail.com providing:
(1) Full Name/s
(2) Mobile contact
(3) Email address
(4) Indicate
whether family caregiver, and
(5) To
whom you are caring for.
Any
questions, please call JOBADA at Tel: 07 222 4016 OR:
SITA at 016 765 6857
Please Register Early
for logistic arrangements.
Best regards.
