Tuesday, 26 June 2018

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.

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