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.

SAT / 20MAY17 ADFM PJ Daycare Centre - Hands-On Training on "Mobility, Falls Prevention & Management of People with Dementia"

To:  Family caregivers and care workers

We are pleased to advise that we have invited Physiotherapist, Tracy Chan, who is back to Malaysia on vacation, to conduct a training session to our caregivers and care workers on “Mobility, Falls Prevention & Management of People with Dementia”. 

Details:

DATE:  Saturday, 20 May 2017

TIME:    2.00pm to 4.30pm  

VENUE:  ADFM PJ Day-Care Centre, No. 6, Lorong 11/8E, Seksyen 11, 46200 Petaling Jaya

The hands-on training for caring of dementia persons who are mobile covers:

1.  Safe ambulation using gait aides

2.  Checking gait aids

3.  Monitoring - alarms, sensor pads, restraints (not allowed)

4.  Falls - causes and prevention, how to check a client post fall, and how to get them up.

FREE Registration – Family caregivers and care workers for people living with dementia.

To register, email jenny@adfm.org.my and copy jennyho8@gmail.com providing:

(1)    Full Name/s

(2)    Mobile contact

(3)    Email address

(4)    If family caregiver - to whom you are caring for

(5)    For healthcare workers, please indicate from where?

Any questions, please WhatsApp or call Jenny at mobile 016 608 2513.

Please Register Early for logistic arrangements.

Kind regards,

ADFM National Caregivers Support Network 

18 & 19 FEB17 - ADFM Dementia Care Skills (DCS) Training for Family Caregivers

ADFM will be conducting another DCS training session for family caregivers and their care workers on 18 February and 19 February 2017.

This Dementia Care Skills (DCS) Training, covers one and a half day of  interactive and observed learning through video play, dynamics group activities and sharing of experiences, is intended to provide family caregivers (and their care workers) to acquire a better understanding of dementia and empower them to support their loved ones / persons living with Alzheimer’s dementia, using the person-centered care approach.

                                      

Learning Outcome:

·   Understanding what is dementia, the causes and symptoms;

·   Understanding the principles of person-centered care;

·   Acquiring communication skills to interact effectively with people with dementia;

·   Recognizing and respond to behaviours that may be exhibited by people with dementia;

·   Understanding the importance of engagement through activity for the person with dementia;

·   Developing self-care strategies to manage work-related stress.

Program

Venue:  ADFM PJ Day-Care Centre, No. 6 Lorong 11/8E, Seksyen 11, 46200 Petaling Jaya
Date/Day	Time	Training Module	ADFM Facilitator
Day 1 - 18 February	0830-0900 0900-1030 1030-1045 1045-1230 1230-1300 1300-1430 1430-1630	Registration / Tea & Coffee Module 1:  Nature of Dementia Refreshment Module 2 – Impact of Dementia / PCC LUNCH Module 3 – Effective Communication Module 4 – Behavioral & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)	Dr Khor Hui Min Helen Ung Helen Ung Dr Khor Hui Min
Day 2 - 19 February	0830-0900 0900-1030 1030-1100 1100-1230	Registration / Tea & Coffee Module 5 – Purposeful & Meaningful Engagement Refreshment Module 6 -  Application to Care Practices	Satiapoorany Satiapoorany

For enquiries & registration: Email jenny@adfm.org.my or whatsapp 016 608 2513 / 03 7931 5850

No Registration Fee.  Compulsory Registration, providing:

(1) Full Name/s, (2) Mobile contact, (3) Email address, (4) Indicate family caregiver or care worker, and (5) To whom you are caring for.

Please Register Early for logistic arrangements.

Best wishes and kind regards.

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