30JUN18 & 01JULY18 Johor Bahru: Dementia Care Skills Training for Family Carers

To:  Family Carers for persons with Alzheimer's and Dementia,

Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation Malaysia (ADFM) jointly with JOBADA (Johor Baharu Alzheimer’s Disease Support Association) will be conducting the DEMENTIA CARE SKILLS (DCS) Training Workshop for family caregivers (and their care workers) on:

Date:      Saturday, 30 June 2018 (9.00am – 5.00pm), & 

               Sunday, 1 July 2018 (9.00am – 1.00pm)

Venue:  Johor Bahru Alzheimer’s Disease Support Association (JOBADA), Pusat Alzheimer’s, No. 16 Jalan Sukarela, off Jalan Saksama, Taman Dato’ Onn, Larkin, 80450 Johor Bahru

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 12-hourly of one and 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 Objectives:

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 30 June 18	0830 - 0900 0900 - 1100 1100 - 1115 1115 - 1315 1315 - 1400 1400 - 1600 1600 - 1615  1615 - 1700	Registration Module 1: Impact of Dementia and Person-Centered Care Refreshment break Module 2: Behavioural & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia Photo Session Lunch break Module 3 – Effective Communication Break Interactive Session Q & A
Day Two Sunday 1 July 18	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)     Geriatrician, Dr Goh Cheng Beh

(2)     Physiotherapist, Mr Edwin Tay

Admission fees:  FREE for family caregivers and RM30.00 for Institutions.

For enquiries & registration:

Email: jobadajohor@gmail.com

Tel: 07 2222016 / 0127091277                  

Providing:

(1)        Full name/s

(2)        Mobil contact

(3)        Email address

(4)        Indicate whether family caregiver or care worker, and

(5)        To whom you are caring for.

  

Best regards.