Working with people living with dementia can be both rewarding and demanding. Time pressures and ever-increasing workloads massively impact on our abilities to connect and communicate with people, especially those living with dementia. The Empowered Conversation team can offer tailored flexible courses to suit your workplace, offering participants a chance to pause, reflect on how they communicate and explore different ways to connect.
“I’m slower, I’m really looking at their body language. It’s changed my perspective and I feel that I can satisfy their needs better.”.’
Kay, Heathlands, Salford.
The Empowered Conversations workshops are suitable for:
People providing Dementia Care –
- Dementia Care Managers,
- Dementia Care Givers –
- Domiciliary Care Workers,
- Care Home Staff and
- Primary Care Staff.
People whose jobs may bring them into contact with a person with dementia –
- Emergency Services,
- Housing teams and people working in retail, services and other public facing occupations.
“Empowered Conversations has helped with further understanding how someone can living well with dementia and their families. It shows how you can connect with people on an equal level and appreciate the frustrations a person may have and allow them time to say what they want without misinterpreting or redirecting the conversation”.. – Andrea Tucker, Operational Team Leader, Welsh Ambulance Service Trust
