Dementia Education and Support Workshop for Family Caregivers
UU直播鈥檚聽Steinberg Centre for Simulation and Interactive Learning聽is working in collaboration with Alzheimer鈥檚 care consultant and facilitator聽Claire Webster, and with geriatrician聽Dr. Olivier Beauchet聽from the RUIS UU直播 Centre of Excellence on Longevity, to offer community-focused workshops. Together, this dedicated group has the knowledge, experience, skills and infrastructure necessary to host and deliver workshops with the goal of educating and supporting caregivers who are looking after a family member with Alzheimer's disease or a dementia related illness.
The overall objective of the聽Dementia Education and Support Workshop for Family Caregivers聽is to provide family caregivers with an overview of dementia-related disorders and an understanding of how the disease will compromise their loved one鈥檚 ability to perform everyday tasks as it progresses. This workshop will focus on the most important elements that caregivers need to know regarding dementia and its associated behavioural and psychological symptoms. It will include a theory component to help family members prepare themselves for the journey of caring for someone who has the disease, including best practices for ensuring their own well-being as caregivers. It will also include a mock scenario that will take place in the simulated apartment to educate caregivers on how to create a safe home environment. Topics covered will include: the use of phones and computers; administrative tasks; the use of kitchen appliances; meal preparation; dressing, grooming and bathing; and household chores.聽
Through education and empowerment, this workshop will help support caregivers and provide them with the necessary resources to turn to in the community for support. Participants will have the opportunity to discuss medical information with geriatrician Dr. Olivier Beauchet and to meet Claire Webster, who will share her personal caregiver journey and key learnings. Participants will also meet and network with other caregivers.
If you are interested in attending the workshop on May 24, 2018 from 9 am to 2 pm,聽please fill in the form at the bottom of this page. We will contact you in the coming weeks with more information and to confirm your registration.聽Thanks to the generous support of our donors, The Henry & Berenice Kaufmann Foundation, we are able to offer this valuable workshop for a minimal registration fee of $40.
