17MAR &18MAR18 ADFM Dementia Care Training Workshop for Family Caregivers

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

Day One Saturday 17 March 2018	0830 - 0900 0900 - 1100 1100 - 1115 1115 - 1315 1315 - 1400 1400 - 1430 1430 - 1600  1600 - 1615 1615 - 1700	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
Day Two Sunday 18 March 2018	0830 - 0900 0900 - 1115 1115 - 1130 1130 - 1300	Registration Module 4 – Purposeful & Meaningful Engagement Refreshment break Module 4 (Cont’d) Interactive Session Q & A Summary

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

ADFM National Caregivers Support Network:   http://admalaysia.ning.com

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.