14 & 15 JULY18 Ipoh Perak : Dementia Care SkillsTraining Workshop for Family Carers for Persons with Alheimer's and Dementia

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

Alzheimer’s Disease Foundation Malaysia (ADFM) jointly with the Perak Dementia Society and supported by KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital, will be conducting the DEMENTIA CARE SKILLS (DCS) Training Workshop for family carers (and their care workers) on:

     Date: Saturday,14 July 2018 (9am–5pm), & Sunday, 15 July 2018 (9am–1pm)

Venue: Dewan Anugerah, Level 5, KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital.

Caring for a person with dementia can be very difficult and stressful at times. Dementia not only affects the person living with the condition and the carers 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.

“Dementia Care Skills Training” is a one and half-day interactive training, comprising 4-modules, designed to support you in your caregiving role with essential knowledge and skills to care for the person with dementia, using the Person-Centered Care Approach through sharing of real- life scenarios, group 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 1 Saturday 14 July 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 Tea break Interactive Session Q & A
Day 2 Sunday  15 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

The above training workshop will be conducted by ADFM Team of Dementia Care Skills Trainers, who are retired nursing educators, Ms. Satiapoorany Subramaniam, Ms. Ooi Saw Geok and Ms. Tan Saw Cheang.

Admission Fee: (Day 1) RM 20.00 + (Day 2) RM 10.00

   
     Prior registration Compulsory.

For enquiries & registration:

Dementia Daycare, Ipoh Tel: 05 2411691 (or) Ms. Prema Suria: 019 5446225

     Kind regards.