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Events
December 2, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
U-First!® for Care Partners
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.
December 3, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
Understanding Behaviours and Supportive Communication
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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December 9, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
U-First!® for Care Partners
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.
December 10, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
BSO Self-Care Series – Session 1: Self-Care for Professionals Toolkit
This 4-session series explores the different issues Frontline Health Care Providers may experience when providing care to People Living with Dementia. In this series of workshops, participants will receive information on a variety of self care topics in addition to learning tips and strategies on how to work better as a team with the aim of enhancing client care.
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December 16, 2024 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Coping with Death and Grief
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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December 23, 2024 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Self-Care (for Care Partners)
This interactive workshop is designed to help family members and friends caring for people living with dementia.
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January 7, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Care Partner Stress and Building Resilience
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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January 14, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
BSO Self-Care Series – Session 2: Navigating Difficult Conversations
This 4-session series explores the different issues Frontline Health Care Providers may experience when providing care to People Living with Dementia. In this series of workshops, participants will receive information on a variety of self care topics in addition to learning tips and strategies on how to work better as a team with the aim of enhancing client care.
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January 16, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
Learning to Live with Ambiguous Loss and Grief
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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January 21, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
TEACH Program (Training, Education, and Assistance for Caregiving at Home)
The TEACH Program consists of 4 weekly group sessions that focuses on common caregiving themes; self-care, healthcare system navigation, relationship changes and future planning. The program coaches care partners in practical communication and coping skills, and provides an opportunity to share and learn from other care partners.
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January 23, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Putting You First for Care Partners
This interactive 2-hour workshop will help participants reflect on all aspects of their well-being.
Through this guided reflection process, participants will identify opportunities for change and start creating a plan to attaining better balance in their lives.
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January 23, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Adult Child CARERS Program
This 8-week online program is for care partners of people with mid- to late-stage dementia. CARERS is a comprehensive dementia care program that supports problem-solving skill development and introduces the innovative use of standardized patients – actors trained to simulate real-life situations – so that caregivers, guided by expert clinical coaches, will learn how to address communication challenges.
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