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Dementia Overview for Care Partners

Virtual Event

This workshop will provide care partners with an overview of Alzheimer’s disease focusing on the importance of early diagnosis and illustrates the progression of the disease.

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Learning to Live with Ambiguous Loss and Grief

Virtual Event

Explore the concept of ambiguous loss, develop coping strategies and gain understanding of feelings of grief when caring for a person with dementia.

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Enhancing Family Dynamics

Virtual Event

This workshop is for care partners of individuals living with dementia. The focus of the session will be on exploring significant sources of conflict for families dealing with dementia and strategies for assisting families, building on strengths and resilience.

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Mindfulness and Meditation

Virtual Event

This hands-on, interactive workshop is for care partners of people living with dementia. The overarching goal is for care partners to feel more relaxed and grounded at the end of the workshop, and to learn one or more relaxation and meditation techniques to continue to use on their own.

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Self-Care (for Care Partners)

Virtual Event

This interactive workshop is designed to help care partners of people living with dementia recognize the importance of self-care.

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Understanding Behaviours and Supportive Communication

Virtual Event

This workshop provides an overview of behaviours in dementia and communicating in a supportive manner. It will focus on providing participants with the knowledge of how behaviours and communication can change over the course of the disease and ways to supportively communicate with a person living with dementia.

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Coping with Death and Grief

Virtual Event

Losing someone who had dementia can be a unique and complex experience for those who cared for them. This presentation will explore these issues, identify various approaches to grief, and suggest ways for care partners to cope with loss.

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Unpacking Denial in Dementia

Virtual Event

The focus of the session will be on exploring the concept of denial and anosognosia, how it impacts persons with dementia and their care partners, and strategies for assisting families.

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CANCELLED – Putting You First

Virtual Event

This workshop will focus on enhancing your self awareness of your current well-being.
It will also support your reflection for opportunities to create a better balance in your life.

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U-First!® for Care Partners

U-First!® for Care Partners

Virtual Event

U-First!® for Care Partners is a new education program for family and friends who are providing direct support to someone experiencing behaviour changes as a result of dementia or other cognitive impairment.

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Care Partner Stress and Building Resilience

Virtual Event

This workshop is to help care partners identify their sources of stress and develop coping strategies. The focus of the session will be on exploring the concept of resilience and ways to build care partner resilience.

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