Tag: Care Partner
This event includes a workshop that explores the unique challenges of celebrating holidays and special occasions when supporting someone with dementia, followed by a support group.
Learning Objectives:
- Increase awareness of dementia-related changes that may lead to feelings of loss for family and friends during holidays and special occasions
- Planning special occasions that respect the changing abilities of the person with dementia
- Developing strategies for meaningful communication with the person with dementia
- Connect with others caregivers
Please note this workshop is only for informal care partners (friends, family, etc) of a person living with dementia. This workshop is NOT for healthcare professionals.
Workshop will be presented using Zoom, registration required to receive link.
This workshop uses learnings from positive psychology to explore ways to create more moments of joy and humour, and to look at the lighter side of caregiving.
Learning Objectives:
- Learning the science behind happiness and humour
- Creating opportunities for joy and humour in caregiving
- Evaluating the benefits of humour and having a positive outlook
Please note this workshop is only for informal care partners (friends, family, etc) of a person living with dementia. This workshop is NOT for healthcare professionals.
Workshop will be presented using Zoom, registration required to receive link.
This workshop will help care partners of a person with dementia to develop and participate in meaningful activities. The goal is to provide practical ideas on how participants can spend quality time together by identifying and drawing upon the person’s remaining strengths.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the importance of meaningful activities for people with dementia
- Demonstrate importance of sensory stimulation for people with dementia
- Employ additional strategies and resources for creating meaningful activities for people with dementia
Please note this workshop is only for informal care partners (friends, family, etc) of a person living with dementia. This workshop is NOT for healthcare professionals.
Workshop will be presented using Zoom, registration required to receive link.
This workshop will review the importance of Advance Care Planning, and the steps involved in the process.
Learning Objectives:
- Understanding Advance Care Planning and why it is important
- Learning about the steps involved in Advance Care Planning
- Understanding what a Substitute Decision Maker is, and how to appoint a Power of Attorney for Personal Health, and a Power of Attorney for Property
- Recognizing what capacity and incapacity mean in Ontario
- Practical ways to approach creating an Advance Care Plan
Please note this workshop is only for informal care partners (friends, family, etc) of a person living with dementia. This workshop is NOT for healthcare professionals.
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.
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.
Learning Objectives:
- Exploring the concept of denial and anosognosia, particularly, how they differ
- Identifying how denial impacts persons with dementia and their care partners
- Strategies for supporting someone through denial or anosognosia
Please note this workshop is only for informal care partners (friends, family, etc) of a person living with dementia. This workshop is NOT for healthcare professionals.
Workshop will be presented using Zoom, registration required to receive link.
This workshop is for care partners of persons in the late stage of dementia.
Please note this workshop is only for informal care partners (friends, family, etc) of a person living with dementia. This workshop is NOT for healthcare professionals.
Workshop will be presented using Zoom, registration required to receive link.
Learning Objectives:
- Exploring the nature of emotions
- Creating space for difficult emotions such as anger and guilt in caregiving
- Strategies to cope with challenging emotions
Please note this workshop is only for informal care partners (friends, family, etc) of a person living with dementia. This workshop is NOT for healthcare professionals.
Workshop will be presented using Zoom, registration required to receive link.
The focus of the session will be on providing an overview of MCI and the differences between normal aging, MCI and dementia.
Learning Objectives:
- Increase knowledge of MCI and the differences between normal aging, MCI and dementia
- Explore how MCI impacts individuals and families
- Learn how to optimize cognitive health
This workshop is for people living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and/or care partners of people living with MCI.
Workshop will be presented using Zoom, registration required to receive link.
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.
Learning Objectives:
- Identifying family dynamics and their effects on families
- Exploring significant sources of conflict for families dealing with dementia
- Reviewing strategies for assisting families, building on strength and resilience
Please note this workshop is only for informal care partners (friends, family, etc) of a person living with dementia. This workshop is NOT for healthcare professionals.
Workshop will be presented using Zoom, registration required to receive link.