Our Friday Song of the Week – I Put a Spell on You
Our Friday Song of the Week – I Put a Spell on You
Normal Memory Loss or Dementia?-Caregiver Smile Summit-Smilecast 225
Normal Memory Loss or Dementia-Know the Difference-Caregiver Smile Summit
Rita Anand is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit.
Everyone has moments of forgetfulness. And when we see it in mom or dad, we may often just brush it off at first. In this session, we will provide a dementia primer. We compare what is “normal” aging to aging with dementia, looking at the signs to spot, the stages of the disease and the best course of action you can take for yourself as a caregiver and the person for whom you are caring.
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Using Improv to Improve Communications-Caregiver Smile Summit-Smilecast 224
“Start with YES: Using the Techniques of Improvisational Comedy and Empathy to Improve Caregiver Communications”
Sonja Shute and Christina DeSantis are our guests on the Caregiver Smile Summit.
Communicating with a person with dementia can bring a unique set of challenges. This workshop will demonstrate how PSS Circle of Care uses the Dementia RAW Method to equip family caregivers to handle everyday communication challenges. The Dementia Raw method focuses on creating connection and simplifying communication with the person living with dementia using the rules of improv comedy and the pillars of empathy. You will be able to identify the four pillars of empathy and understand why empathy is necessary to create connection and simplify communication between a family caregiver and a person living with dementia; describe the 4 rules of improv that become the foundation in which all communication between the family caregiver and the person with dementia is based; and gain an understanding of Dementia Raw as a method to equip family caregivers to handle communication challenges with a personal living with dementia.
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Our Friday Song of the Week – Come Fly With Me
Our Friday Song of the Week – Come Fly With Me
Talking With Children About Dementia-Caregiver Smile Summit-Smilecast 223
Talking With Your Children About Dementia-Caregiver Smile Summit
Kathryn Harrison is our guest on the Caregiver Smile Summit.
Although kids can feel scared around someone who is acting differently from dementia , with time, patience, explanation and reassurance, the relationship between a child and the person living with dementia can be very enriching for both. You’ll learn from Kathryn’s personal experience how to assure your kids have a quality relationship with their older loved one and become valuable members of the caregiving team.
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