03 471 6154Alzheimers New Zealand needs your voice!
Help shape the future of education in Aotearoa New Zealand
Have your say on how the Dementia Learning Centre can best support our community with learning across the country. We want to draw from innovative approaches to learning to effectively respond to the emergent and diverse needs of our community. We hope you can join us for an online session!
The Alzheimers New Zealand Dementia Friendly programmes have been designed to create inclusive, kinder, and more supportive communities for people living with dementia mate wareware. We are currently taking a look at these programmes to see what we are doing well and where we could improve.
We couldn’t do this without hearing from people living with dementia mate wareware. As such, we would like to invite you to take part in a workshop and share your thoughts on how we can make Aotearoa New Zealand an inclusive place for people living with dementia mate wareware. There is an opportunity for in-person session and three on-line sessions.
This DUNEDIN workshop will be taking place:
Date: 12 August
Time: 2:00 – 3:30pm
Location: Kia Roha Board Room (directly next door to Alzheimers Otago), Ground Floor, Burns House, 10 George Street, Dunedin Central.
Collaborative group discussion and activities will be facilitated by Meg Spriggs (Dementia Friendly Senior Advisor, Alzheimers New Zealand) and Adrienne Henderson (Lived Experience Advisory Group, Alzheimers New Zealand). All contributions are welcome- no matter how big or small.
Tea and biscuits will be provided. Spaces are limited!
If you would like to take part, please email Meg at dementiafriendlynz@alzheimers.org.nz
Please provide the following information:
Name(s) of attendee(s)
Your experience with dementia (e.g., I am a person with dementia, a care partner of a person with dementia, or other)
If you require any additional assistance to attend this focus group (e.g., hard of hearing).
We’re offering three tailored online sessions to capture diverse perspectives:
1. People and their whānau living dementia mate wareware
Share your experiences and help us understand what learning resources would be most beneficial for you and your support network. We also want to hear about what’s working for you and where the gaps are.
Thursday 15 August
11am to 12pm
2. Community businesses and services
We want to know how we can tailor our support to deliver education and services to support you to make your services more inclusive. This session might interest groups like NGOs and local businesses that provide services to people living with dementia mate wareware.
Thursday 15 August
3pm to 4pm
3. Workforce
Whether you’re an individual practitioner or part of an organisation providing care across the continuum – from pre-diagnosis to ongoing support – we want to hear about your learning needs and any complex challenges you encounter in your practice, what training works for you and where there are gaps.
Friday 16 August
10am to 11am
Can’t make it to a live session?
We still want to hear from you! Please complete our survey online until Friday 24 August:
People and their whānau living with dementia mate wareware
Community businesses and services
Join us in this important conversation and help create a more cohesive, effective and innovative approach to dementia mate wareware care learning for all of Aotearoa New Zealand.
For any questions or additional information, please contact Dementia Learning Centre Director Caroline Bartle via email on education@alzheimers.org.nz.
Thank you and much appreciated
Kind regards, Ngā mihi nui
Antoinette McLean
Manager / Kaiwhakahaere
Monday – Thursday
T: 03 471 6154 M: 021 213 2507 W: www.alzheimersotago.org.nz
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