Topic: Hope and Spirituality
The Dementia Special Interest Group is open to anyone who would benefit from sharing experiences arising from the changing needs of people with dementia, as well as from listening to people with lived experience and other specialists in the field.
Guest speakers will be announced soon!
Please note, we ask people to join from 9:15, so we can start promptly at 9:30am.
Key Takeaways:
- Explore what hope means for people living with dementia and a learning disability
- Recognise spirituality as more than religion, including identity, belonging, purpose and connection
- Reflect on practical ways to nurture hope in everyday support
- Leave with simple ideas that can be implemented into daily support
All attendees will receive a Certificate of Attendance to support CPD learning
Background
The Dementia Special Interest Group (DSIG) was set up over 15 years ago in recognition of the growing population of people with learning disabilities who develop dementia. These online events are open to all.
Quotes from previous meetings
These resources are fantastic! Thank-you for making them free!
Such an important point to also be able to focus on how to live a gloriously ordinary (but fantastic!) life
Thanks for the resources, it was the first time I have joined the DSIG and thought it was amazing. It was such a positive space, one that we all should be part of, both professionally and from a personal perspective. I am looking forward to the next one.
A really informative and thought provoking day.
It's been great and I really enjoy the networking elements of these calls.