To: Family Caregivers for persons with
Alzheimer's and Dementia,
Alzheimer’s
Disease Foundation Malaysia (ADFM) will be conducting the DEMENTIA CARE SKILLS (DCS) Training Workshop for Family Caregivers (and their care workers) on:
Date: Saturday,
17 March 2018 (9.00am – 5.00pm), &
Sunday,
18 March 2018 (9.00am – 1.00pm)
Venue: ADFM PJ Day-Care Centre, No. 6 Lorong 11/8E,
Seksyen 11, 46200 Petaling Jaya
Caring
for a person with dementia can be very stressful and traumatic at times.
Dementia not only affects the person living with the condition, but also the
entire family. The greatest challenge is on you, the caregiver. With a better
understanding of dementia, you can plan for and cope with the challenges that
you may encounter in your caregiving journey.
This
one and a half-day interactive training comprising 4-modules is designed to
support you in your caregiving role with essential knowledge and skills to care
for the person with dementia and yourself, using the Person-Centered Care
Approach through sharing of real-life scenarios, discussions and identify
potential strategies for managing caregiver stress.
Learning Outcome:
Module 1: Impact of Dementia and
Person-Centred Care
• Identify the principles of Person Centered
Care (PCC)
• Recognize the impact of dementia on person
with dementia, and family caregivers
• Identify your own level of stress and
self-care strategies
• Identify community resources available to
support family caregivers
Module 2: Behavioral and Psychological
Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
•
Understanding
behaviour associated with dementia
• Identify potential triggers for behaviour
associated with dementia
• Identify a range of options for supporting
the person with dementia
Module 3: Effective Communication
• Describe the impact of dementia on
communication
• Identify strategies for effective
communication with a person with dementia, including:
Reality orientation, Validation,
Reminiscence
Module 4: Purposeful and Meaningful
Engagement
• Recognize the value of promoting
engagement with life for a person with dementia
• Recognize the value of activity for a
person with dementia
• Identify ways of adapting activities to
meet individual needs
PROGRAMME
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Day One
Saturday
17 March 2018
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0830 - 0900
0900 - 1100
1100 - 1115
1115 - 1315
1315 - 1400
1400 - 1430
1430 - 1600
1600 - 1615
1615 - 1700
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Registration
Module 1:
Impact of Dementia and Person-Centered Care (PCC)
Refreshment break
Module 2: Behavioural & Psychological
Symptoms of Dementia
Lunch Break & Photo Session
Interactive
Session (Cont’d Module 2)
Module 3:
Effective Communication
Tea break
Interactive
Session (Cont’d Module 3)
Q & As
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Day Two
Sunday
18 March 2018
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0830 - 0900
0900 - 1115
1115
- 1130
1130 -
1300
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Registration
Module 4 – Purposeful & Meaningful
Engagement
Refreshment break
Module 4
(Cont’d)
Interactive
Session
Q & A
Summary
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ADFM Team of
Trainers / Facilitators:
(1) Module 1 & Module 2 by Geriatrician,
Dr Elizabeth Chong
(2) Module
3 & Module 4 by Mr Felix Kong Hon Sen
FREE Admission and
Compulsory Registration for logistic purposes. Email
Jenny at jenny@adfm.org.my / jennyho8@gmail.com or whatsapp 016 608
2513, providing:
(1) Full Name/s
(2) Mobile contact
(3) Email address
(4) Indicate whether family caregiver or care
worker, and
(5) To whom you are caring for.
Kind regards,
Jenny
016 608 2513
Web: www.adfm.org.my
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adfmpj/
ADFM
National Caregivers Support Network is an online
community platform for caregivers to seek support, information, advice, and
share their caregiving challenges and experiences with other caregivers.
