Advance Care Plan Workshop

Are you working with people living with dementia in the community?

Do questions about the future come up?

How do you answer them?

 With increasing awareness that more and more people living with dementia are determining what lies ahead for themselves, understanding advance care planning and its usefulness will assist care workers to start the conversation.

Who needs a plan, who can make a plan, and how does a person with dementia undertake advance care planning?

These and many other questions will be answered in this free one day interactive workshop for community care workers.

THIS WORKSHOP WILL ENABLE WORKERS TO:

· Describe the importance & benefits of Advance Care Planning (ACP)

· Explain the context of ACP

· Know the value and limits of care worker involvement in ACP

· Develop skills in starting ACP conversations

· Recognise opportunities for ACP referrals and how to prepare clients

Know where to access ACP resources for clients

TO REGISTER
Complete the registration form and return via any of the methods below:

Email:           NSW.Education@alzheimers.org.au

Fax:             (02) 8875 4665

Post:          P.O. Box 6042, North Ryde 2113

Session includes: a light lunch.

· Pre-reading materials will be sent upon registration

· Certificate of Attendance issued upon completion.