A4D Early-Stage Dementia Awareness Training for Arts and Heritage Organisations via Zoom

Summary

This interactive early-stage dementia awareness training specifically for arts facilitators and learning teams from arts organisations will be delivered for Arts 4 Dementia (A4D) by trainer Aubrey Maasdorp, with arts workshop guidance from Cicely Ryder-Belson and Nigel Franklin of A4D. While many of us are now back to in-person delivery, we include tips for effective virtual or blended activities.

There will be opportunities to network in breakout rooms.

Course Duration

Full day workshop from 10 AM – 5 PM  with an hour break for lunch around 12:45 – 13:45.

Course Title

Arts 4 Dementia: Early-Stage Dementia Awareness Training for Arts and Heritage Organisations

Suitable for

Arts facilitators, workshop leaders, animators, volunteers and postgraduate arts students. Organisational staff in areas focused on learning, access, inclusion, development, community outreach, audience development, or visitor programmes.

Aim of the Day

To give arts facilitators greater understanding, increased skills and confidence in communicating and working creatively with people experiencing the early stages of dementia and their carers. To help organisations work towards reaching new audiences, making their institutions more inclusive, and increasing their impact in the community, through in-person or remotely accessible activities.

Programme (approximate timings)

10:00  Welcome – A4D on “Identity”

10:15  Trainer Aubrey Maasdorp discusses ageing, memory loss, dementia types

11:30 – 11:45 Break 

11:45 Show Keith Oliver video – the challenges of young onset Alzheimer’s, Person Centred Care

12:45 – 13:45  Lunch

13:45 Components of communication, skills, challenges, analysis, followed by understanding behaviours and the changing needs of participants.

15:00 – 15:15  Break

15:15 A4D workshops with Cicely Ryder-Belson, challenging approach to lift fog of dementia and release creative impulse, how to deliver effective virtual programmes.

16:00  Sharing examples of good practice.

16:30  A4D workshop model; aims and objectives, challenges and resolutions; funding, referrals including signposting through A4D and other arts and health networks;

How else A4D can help.

17:00 Close

Learning Outcomes

At the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Demonstrate their understanding of the various types of dementia and how these impact on people’s abilities and feelings in the early stages
• Explain the key communication approaches, including using virtual delivery methods.
• Describe with confidence the value of arts based approaches when working with people with early stage dementia
• Explain the impact of Arts 4 Dementia’s re-energising approach for participants
• Engage the interest of participants with early-stage dementia and encourage them to develop new creative skills