Early-Stage Dementia Awareness Training for the Arts

Interactive training for arts facilitators wanting to work with people living with dementia

Aim

Increase skills and confidence, communicating and working creatively with people experiencing the early stages of dementia and their carers. Work towards reaching new audiences and making your practice or organisation more inclusive, increasing impact in the community.

Suitable for

Arts facilitators, artists, learning teams, healthcare professionals, volunteers and postgraduate arts students.

Learning Outcomes

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

• Demonstrate their understanding of the various types of dementia
• Understand how dementia impacts people’s abilities and feelings in the early stages
• Explain the key communication approaches
• Describe the value and impact of arts based approaches
• Engage participants and encourage them to develop new creative skills

“It was a fantastic to meet so many like minded people from such varied artistic practices and backgrounds. It was a thoroughly enlightening day”

Some concessions are available, visit A4D for more information.