9 Courses
Webinar: Meaningful Activities May 30, 2023
This webinar helps care partners of a person living with dementia in mid-to-late stages 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.
Intended Audience: Family Care Partners
Date: May 30, 2023 at 2:00-3:00pm
Webinar: 3Ds: Dementia, Delirium, Depression, June 5, 2023
Learn about the 3 D's - Delirium, Depression and Dementia and how you can support the person you are caring for when they are experiencing any of these conditions.
Learning Objectives:
Define delirium, depression and dementia
Identify risks factors and causes
Understand the importance of accurate identification of the 3 D's
Identify strategies to address the 3 D's
Intended audience: Family Care Partners
Date: June 5, 2023 at 6-7pm
Webinar: Support for Care Partners June 7, 2023
This webinar will cover the emotions in caregiving, impact of caregiving, and community programs and supports available to support you in your role as care partner.
Intended Audience: Family Care Partners
Date: June 7, 2023 at 10:00-11:00am
Webinar: Meaningful Activities June 16, 2023
This webinar helps care partners of a person living with dementia in mid-to-late stages 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.
Intended Audience: Family Care Partners
Date: June 16, 2023 at 11:00am-12:00pm
Webinar: Advanced Care Planning, June 19 2023
This webinar provides education on what Advance Care Planning is and how it can be completed. Specifically, the steps involved in Advance Care Planning are discussed. The webinar also explains the difference between Substitute Decision Makers and Power of Attorney’s, with an emphasis on the role of capacity in making decisions for someone living with dementia.
Intended audience: Family Care Partners
Date: June 19, 2023 at 2-3:00pm
Webinar: Communication for Care Partners, June 22, 2023
This webinar will focus on providing participants with the knowledge of how communication can change over the course of the disease and ways to supportively communicate with a person living with dementia. Learning Objectives: Understand communication basics, recognize the impact dementia has on communication, and develop strategies to improve communication. For care partners related to people living with dementia.
Intended audience: Family Care Partners
Date: June 22, 2023 at 12pm-1:00pm
Webinar: Celebrating Special Occasions, July 4, 2023
Explore the unique challenges of celebrating holidays and special occasions. Gain practical planning tips, including strategies to promote meaningful communication with the person living with dementia.
Intended Audience: Family Care Partners
Date: July 4, 2023 at 6:00-7:00pm
Webinar: Dementia 101 for Care Partners, July 11, 2023
Learn about Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, how to reduce risk factors and how the Alzheimer Society can help.
Intended Audience: Family Care Partners
Date: July 11, 2023 at 10:00-11:00am
Webinar: Understanding Behaviours and Supportive Communication, July 20, 2023
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.
Intended Audience: Family Care Partners
Date: July 20, 2023 at 1:00-2:00pm
