Events
UK Meeting Centres Support Programme -Training for staff/volunteers
We have now developed a 5 week fully online training programme to help staff/volunteers understand how to develop an enjoyable and flexible Meeting Centre which is key to the development of a successful Centre.
This 5-week fully online training will support you to consider the different elements that make up a Meeting Centre and explore the practicalities of implementing it. This will include looking at:
- The Meeting Centre ethos
- The Essential Features of a Meeting Centre
- The Adjusting to Change model and how this model can be used in practice to support both members with dementia and family carers
- The physical, social and psychological effect of movement on individuals, with the opportunity for staff/volunteers to start to consider how this can be incorporated into the Meeting Centres programme.
Whilst we do not expect staff/volunteers to have in-depth knowledge of dementia, we do expect that they have some understanding, we therefore request that all those attending have become Dementia Friends see this link to access Dementia Friends
Mode of delivery: This fully online training will be delivered using the University’s online learning platform, which will include weekly scheduled online sessions where you will meet your tutor and fellow students, and independent study which you will complete independently at your own pace. Typically, you should spend approximately 4 hours each week working through this training programme. Two further online support sessions will take place at month two and five post completion of the programme.
Access Requirements: As a fully online training course you will require a reliable computer/laptop and internet access. You will require audio and video capability for the online sessions so that you can connect with your tutor and fellow students.
Target audience: This training is specifically to support frontline staff/volunteers who will have day to day responsibility of running a Meeting Centre but may also be of interest to Trustees/other supporters.
Start Dates: 2 November 2020, 1 February 2021, 3 May 2021, 2 August 2021.
Workshop Fee: The training is free.
For further information and details of how to book: Please email meetingcentres@worc.ac.uk or tel: 01905 542531. We will then contact you to give more information and access details.
Meeting Centres Support Programme
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Implementing Namaste Care: a 1-day online webinar
Namaste Care aims to provide better care for people with advanced dementia by an evidence based intervention that provides a practical, daily approach to meet physical, sensory, psychological and emotional needs. Namaste Care was developed initially in the USA by Joyce Simard and has been adapted to be used in the UK through research carried out at the University of Worcester. Namaste Care does not require additional staffing, but instead a change in the way care is organised and delivered. This webinar will explain the theory behind Namaste Care, and in particular will focus on the practical steps needed to set up and implement this programme in your setting. Consideration will also be made to adapting Namaste Care in the context of Covid-19.
Overall Aim:
To introduce the model of Namaste Care, explore the different elements that make up the programme and explore the practicalities of implementing it.
The content includes:
- Theory of Namaste Care and the UK Model
- Understanding advanced dementia
- Improving nutrition, hydration and pain management
- Finding out how to create a sensory space
- Opportunities to learn practical skills such as basic hand massage
- Better communication including non-verbal skills
- Supporting people at the end of their life
Target audience
Anyone who wants to better support people with advanced dementia, including health and social care staff, family carers or volunteers. A certificate of attendance will be awarded following the webinar.
Facilitated by: Nicola Jacobson-Wright, Practice Development Coach, University of Worcester, Association for Dementia Studies
Date: 13 October 2020. 10:00 to 16:00
Access Requirements: You will require a computer/laptop/tablet and internet access with audio and video capability.
Workshop Fee: £100
To book your place here: https://webengine-01.worc.ac.uk/adsevents/
In the event of this webinar not being held (e.g. due to a low number of delegates registering) delegates will, in these circumstances, be offered a full refund; otherwise no refund of fees will normally be made
For more information about a number of events planned for the next few months please see the Seminars and Conferences page