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.
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