Training Days - Dementia and Spirituality
There is a growing awareness of the spiritual needs of people with dementia and their families and of the need for them to be welcomed and included in the parish community. The DVD training resource ‘It's still ME, Lord', was launched in October 2009 and as part of the next stage of the project Caritas Social Action Network is organising a series of training workshops aimed at those involved in ministry and outreach for people with dementia and their carers. They will take place at several locations all over England. Each training day will cover the same topic, so please chose the one that is most convenient for you.
The workshops are also linked to the objectives of the National Dementia Strategy to raise awareness and understanding of dementia. In the course of the day, as well as looking at person centred approaches to the care and support of people with dementia, we will explore how to develop parishes and deaneries as communities of welcome, effective ministry, and support for carers and families.
The workshop will be of interest to a wide range of people with responsibility for the pastoral care of people with dementia and their families, including:
- Diocesan, Deanery and Parish leads for pastoral care for people with dementia.
- Marriage and Family Life Coordinators.
- Hospital and Care Home chaplains.
- Carers and Co-ordinators of Carer Support groups.
The learning outcomes of the workshop support a number of qualifications, for example optional units of NVQs in Health and Social Care. Further details are available on request. At the end of the workshop participants will have an understanding of:
- The onset and course of dementia.
- Working with the person rather than the dementia - a strengths-based approach.
- Pastoral Care for people with advancing dementia - communication skills and good practice in Eucharistic ministry.
- Understanding and meeting the spiritual needs of carers and families.
- Parishes and Deaneries as communities of welcome - examples of good practice, for example outreach to care homes.
- Developing our action plan in worki with people with dementia and their families.
The workshops will be facilitated by Ben Bano, of Telos Training Ltd. Ben is a trainer in Spirituality and Dementia as well as being a Eucharistic Minister. He produced the recent DVD ‘It's still ME, Lord'. A guest speaker to contribute to particular parts of the program will also participate. Click here for Ben Bano's biography.
Training sessions will be held in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Salford, Newcastle and Cambridge. The cost of attending the workshop will be £20 per person including lunch.
To book a place at one of the training workshops, please download a registration form and send a completed form and payment to Clara Horhan at CSAN, 39 Eccleston Square, London SW1V 1BX.
Training workshops are on the following dates:
12th February: London(FULL)- 15th February: Birmingham
- 22nd February: Bristol
1st March: Salford(FULL)5th March: London(FULL)- 8th March: Newcastle
- 12th March: Cambridge
