Dementia Foundations: The first step in your dementia education journey.

This 3-hour course will provide you with a foundation of dementia, enabling you to enhance your knowledge in providing quality care for persons living with dementia.

By the end of this 3 hour course, learners will be able to:

• Describe Person-Centered Care
• Describe general aspects of aging, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
• Interpret how changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease will affect all aspects of an individual’s life
• Recognize that challenging behaviour is responsive behaviour
• Recall services and programs offered by the local Alzheimer Society for professionals, people living with dementia and their care partners

Learners are highly encouraged to take this course before registering for U-First! or Palliative care to enhance the learning experience.

 

Registration is required.
Registration deadline is Monday, September 29, 2025

U-First!® for Health Care Professionals supports health care and other service providers who work with people living with dementia or other cognitive impairments. U-First!® builds on existing curriculum and encourages learners to make lifelong learning a goal. The vision is to provide every member of the care team with consistent education on key skills and best care practices. It sets the stage for common knowledge, language for communicating with all members of the care team (including informal care partners), and a comprehensive approach to care.

This program is for personal support workers and other front-line health care workers (including dietary, rehabilitation and social service staff, activationists, nurses, and health care students).

We highly recommend that you take Dementia Foundations prior to registering to this course.

 

Date and Time: 
Saturday, November 22nd from 9:00am to 4:00pm

Cost: $80

 

This is an In-Person workshop at our Alzheimer Society of Toronto head office.
Address: 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th Floor, Toronto
(Northwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton, across the street from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Our office tower is to the left of Metro Grocery)

 

Registration is required. [When registering, please ensure the email provided is one you have regular access to. In the unlikely event of cancellations or other changes, we will reach out to you via email]
Registration deadline is Wednesday, November 19th, 2025

Training for personal support workers or front-line health-care providers.

GPA Basics is a 4 module evidence-based education session designed for team members who care for older adults who display responsive behaviours associated with dementia. The GPA curriculum will educate staff on how to use a person-centred, compassionate and gentle persuasive approach and to respond respectfully, with confidence and skill to responsive behaviour associated with dementia.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the relationship between the disease process and a person’s behaviour response
• Apply emotional, environmental, and interpersonal communication strategies to prevent and diffuse responsive behaviours
• Demonstrate suitable and respectful techniques to use in situations of risk

 

Date and Time:

Thursday, November 13th from 9:00am to 5:00pm
(You must attend the full day to complete the training)

Cost: $87

 

This is an In-Person workshop at our Alzheimer Society of Toronto head office.
Address: 20 Eglinton Ave West, 16th Floor, Toronto   M4R 1K8
(Northwest corner of Yonge and Eglinton, across the street from Yonge and Eglinton subway station. Our office tower is to the left of Metro Grocery)

 

Registration is required. [When registering, please ensure the email provided is one you have regular access to. In the unlikely event of cancellations or other changes, we will reach out to you via email]
Registration deadline is Monday, November 10th, 2025

Enhance your knowledge of young onset dementia, the unique challenges faced by the person and their families and opportunities to support someone who is living with young onset dementia.

 

Workshop will be presented using Zoom. [When registering, please ensure the email provided is one you have regular access to. In the unlikely event of cancellations or other changes, we will reach out to you via email]

Registration is required to receive the Zoom link.

Dementia Foundations: The first step in your dementia education journey.

This 3-hour course will provide you with a foundation of dementia, enabling you to enhance your knowledge in providing quality care for persons living with dementia.

By the end of this 3-hour course, learners will be able to:

• Describe Person-Centered Care
• Describe general aspects of aging, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia
• Interpret how changes in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease will affect all aspects of an individual’s life
• Recognize that challenging behaviour is responsive behaviour
• Recall services and programs offered by the local Alzheimer Society for professionals, people living with dementia and their care partners

Learners are highly encouraged to take this course before registering for U-First! or Palliative care to enhance the learning experience.

 

Please Read Before Registering
At the Alzheimer Society of Toronto, we are committed to providing accessible education opportunities to health care professionals. When participants are unable to attend and do not cancel their registration, it limits access for others.
If you are unable to attend a session you’ve registered for, please notify us as soon as possible! This allows us to offer the spot to someone else.
Please note that repeated absences without notice will result in restrictions on future registrations.
By registering for this session, you are agreeing to the statement above

 

Click the link below to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/iTsEFcoySDmUUJAlT2ofKA

 

Workshop will be presented using Zoom. Registration is required.

This workshop is for health care providers and staff who provide direct care to people with behaviour changes due to dementia or other cognitive impairment. This workshop offers the participants an opportunity to build on and practice skills gained from dementia training programs (such as U-First!). Through a case study approach, participants will have an opportunity to work as a team and develop a supportive action plan for persons living with dementia who are experiencing responsive behaviours.

 

This workshop will use case studies to help you:

• Deepen your understanding and ability to apply the U-First! & PIECES Framework
• Increase the wellbeing and quality of life of people with dementia experiencing behaviour changes
• Reduce stress and increase job satisfaction for you and for others on the team
• Enhance collaboration within the care team to develop and implement supportive strategies

Learning Objectives:

• Recall the behavioural and psychological impact(s) of dementia
• Describe the 7 Domains of Well Being
• Recognize that behaviour has meaning specific to the individual
• Develop person-centred support strategies
• Develop a supportive action plan as part of a team

Pre-requisites: Participants must have completed either ONE of the following:

• U-First! for Healthcare Providers
• Dementia Care Training Program/ODCTP
• PIECES

 

Date and Time:
Friday, November 7th, 2025 from 9:00am to 12:00pm

 

Click the link below to register:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/QiKtYjh3Qj641zEAxtfajQ

Workshop will be presented using Zoom. Registration is required.

Session 1 of 3 in the Working in Long Term Care Series

This session will cover strategies to support persons living with dementia and their family or care partner(s).
This webinar looks to address the challenges that come with the adjustment to moving to Long Term Care, to reflect on the importance of validating feelings, and learn strategies that support communication with the family members of people living with dementia.

 

To register for this webinar, visit:
www.alzeducate.ca

You must login/create an account in order to participate.

To find the session:

1. Hover over “Education”  and select the intended audience.
2. Select webinars, then “Upcoming live webinars”.
3. Select your chosen topic, then click “Enrol me” to register.

PRE-REQUISITE: You must be a FRONTLINE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER and have attended either:

1. Dementia Foundations
2. Dementia 101 self paced module on AlzEducate
3. Dementia Overview – live session delivered via Zoom or AlzEducate (check our events calendar for dates)
4. Experience working with people with dementia

 

Description
This training program is aimed at enhancing the knowledge of frontline staff in caring for people with dementia using a palliative care approach. This program focuses on promoting quality of life and comfort for individuals living with dementias and their families, with particular emphasis on late stage and end of life. Participants will explore their own beliefs around dying and how it impacts care as well as examine what a palliative care approach means through a dementia lens.

Learning Objectives:

• Reflect on different values & beliefs on dying and how it impacts care
• Define palliative care
• Describe dementia as a terminal condition and its symptoms in late/end of life stages
• Review Dementia-Specific Palliative Care Goals/Values that provide comfort and support quality of life in advanced and end-of-life dementia
• Relate concepts of culture, spirituality and communication and their significance in delivering person-centered care
• Addressing unattended grief as a healthcare provider and its impact on delivering person-centered care

 

Date and Time: 
Tuesday, October 14th from 1:00pm to 4:00pm

 

 

Please Read Before Registering
At the Alzheimer Society of Toronto, we are committed to providing accessible education opportunities to health care professionals. When participants are unable to attend and do not cancel their registration, it limits access for others.
If you are unable to attend a session you’ve registered for, please notify us as soon as possible! This allows us to offer the spot to someone else.
Please note that repeated absences without notice will result in restrictions on future registrations.
By registering for this session, you are agreeing to the statement above

 

Click the link below to register: 
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/COfBfP9BQFW8CggSAp_vDQ

 

Program will be presented online using Zoom. Registration is required.

Training for personal support workers or front-line health-care providers.

GPA Basics is a 4 module evidence-based education session designed for team members who care for older adults who display responsive behaviours associated with dementia. The GPA curriculum will educate staff on how to use a person-centred, compassionate and gentle persuasive approach and to respond respectfully, with confidence and skill to responsive behaviour associated with dementia.

Learning Objectives:

• Explain the relationship between the disease process and a person’s behaviour response
• Apply emotional, environmental, and interpersonal communication strategies to prevent and diffuse responsive behaviours
• Demonstrate suitable and respectful techniques to use in situations of risk

 

Date and Time:

Thursday, October 16th from 9:00am to 5:00pm
(You must attend the full day to complete the training)

Cost: $87

 

This is an In-Person workshop at our Mid-Scarborough Hub.
Address: 2658 Eglinton Ave E, Scarborough, Ontario   M1K 2S3

 

Registration is required. [When registering, please ensure the email provided is one you have regular access to. In the unlikely event of cancellations or other changes, we will reach out to you via email]
Registration deadline is Monday, October 13th, 2025

The E.A.S.E program is a 4-session program developed for PSWs currently working with persons living with dementia.
The program will engage PSWs in dementia education, giving practical tools to improve the level of care and support provided to persons living with dementia and the PSW – a real-life approach. PSW’s will leave each session with tools/ideas to use right away on the job.

NOTE: Each session is a stand-alone. A separate registration is required for each session.

 

Dates:
Tuesdays, October 7th, 14th, 21st, and 28th

Time:
7pm – 8pm

 

Session 4 – Personal Challenges
Persons we work with may exhibit behaviours that trigger a response in our own selves. In this session we explore coping strategies