Wednesday 21 December 2016

Johor Bahru 6 & 7 JAN17 - Dementia Care Skills (DCS) Training

 






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

Date

Time

Module

Facilitator
Day 1
6 January
0830-0900

0900-1030

1030-1230

1230-1400

1400-1530

1530-1700
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)


Dr Goh Cheng Beh

Dr Goh Cheng Beh



Edwin Tay

Dr Goh Cheng Beh
Day 2
7 January
0830-0900

0900-1030

1030-1230

1230
Registration / Breakfast

Module 5 – Purposeful & Meaningful Engagement

Module 6 -  Application to Care Practices

LUNCH / END


Edwin Tay

Edwin Tay

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.

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