Stress and distress in dementia

Name: Stress and distress in dementia
Start: 2024-05-02T10:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-05-02T12:00:00+01:00
Location: Online

Thu 2 May, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Free

This event is open to carers residing in or caring for a person in Edinburgh only.

When: Thursday 2 May, 10am – 12pm.

About the event:

Led by an experienced dementia nurse, this session will help you understand and manage behaviour you might find distressing, or hard to deal with.

Do you care for someone with dementia? This workshop will help you understand and manage behaviour you might find distressing or hard to deal with. This session is aimed at carers who care for someone who has mid- to late-stage dementia, or/and want to understand more about what triggers the behaviours they find challenging and how to reduce them or cope with them.

The following topics will be covered in the session:

-Information on why those with dementia may exhibit certain behaviours

-Ways of responding to stress and distress in dementia

-Understanding our response to these behaviours

Delivered by:

Mary Clancy, Specialist Dementia Nurse.

Instructions for joining the event:

This event will be delivered ONLINE. Details of how to join the event will be sent to you via email once you have registered. Please note, if you do not get an email with Zoom details for the event you have registered for please contact VOCAL on the details below.

There is a limit on the number of spaces for this event. You will be notified if there is a waiting list for this event. Please note that some events require a minimum number for them to run or may be cancelled near the time of the event, we will contact you if this is the case.

Details

Date:: Thu 2 May, 2024
Time:: 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cost:: Free
Event Categories:: Events, Getting the right support, Learning & Social
Event Tags:: Edinburgh

Organiser

: Carer Training
Phone: 0808 196 6666
Email: carertraining@vocal.org.uk

Venue

: Online
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