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Snapshot: Alzheimer's Australia pilot of an innovative approach to consumer education and training

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 April 2009

Phaedra Eayrs
Phaedra Eayrs*
Affiliation:
Alzheimer's Australia National Office, Canberra, Australia
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Phaedra Eayrs, National Projects Officer, Alzheimer's Australia National Office, PO Box 4019, Hawker ACT 2614, Australia. Phone: +61 (02) 6278 8917; Fax: +61 (02) 6278 7225. Email: [email protected].
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Abstract

Background: Enabling the families and carers of people with dementia to access information, support and opportunities for education and training is critical to ensuring that both the carer and person with dementia maintain their quality of life. The Dementia Caring Pilot Project trialed an innovative approach to providing this support through offering tailored activities aimed at enhancing and developing a range of skills, both dementia-specific and life oriented.

Method: Alzheimer's Australia worked closely with Commonwealth Carer Respite Centres (CCRCs) across Australia to identify potential participants, and then deliver skills enhancement activities that were suited to their individual needs.

Results: Nationally, 47 CCRCs participated in the Project and 324 skills enhancement activities were provided to over 1000 participants.

Conclusions: The Project was successful in giving the families and carers of people with dementia the opportunity to express the need for the capabilities they wished to enhance, and to have the opportunity of a flexible service response.

Keywords

consumer education and trainingdementia
Type
Research Article
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 21 , Supplement S1: International perspectives on dementia education, training and knowledge transfer , April 2009 , pp. S69 - S71
Copyright
Copyright © International Psychogeriatric Association 2009

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