FACILITATORS:

SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE IN DEMENTIA CARE

A Canadian Twist to an Iconic Dementia Care Program

Sarah PriceDirector Dementia Care ProgramsDavid Troxel Consultant Best Friends Institute

Best Friends™ Approach Training Programs

• 2003 Alzheimer Society of Calgary licensed Best Friends Approach from Health Professions Press

• What did Calgary do?– Workshop– Associate Trainer Program– Senior Management program– Consultation teams– KNACK Learning Framework

KNACK Learning Framework

• Knowledge

• Nurturing

• Approach

• Community

• Kinship

The Calgary Context

• Best Friends™ Approach Training program helped Alzheimer Calgary launch the Dementia Care Training Centre

• linked to provincial health care aide training initiative and Supportive Living environments

• province wide staff training on a variety of dementia related topics

• launch of online learning for families

Opportunities for the Future

• In 2011 DCTC will be taking Best Friends training beyond our experiential learning environment in the traditional classroom

• we will launch a comprehensive training and skill development initiative with a local post-secondary facility – Dementia Basics Online pre-training

orientation– Best Friends Approach Workshop– Skill development at Club 36 Adult Day

Support Program

Thank-youDementia Care Training

Centrewww.AlzheimerCalgary.com

403-290-01101-877-569-4357