Hobart -'Dementia Without Loneliness' - Executives and Senior Leaders

Executives and Senior Leaders Workshop

Dementia and The Meaning of Life 3-hour Workshop

We are delighted to invite you to an exclusive workshop titled "Dementia without Loneliness," led by Michael Verde, founder of Memory Bridge. This intimate session is designed specifically for executives and senior leaders, offering a unique opportunity to explore with Michael Verde how we can end the emotional isolation of people with dementia. Through his profound insights and compassionate methodologies, Michael will inspire, equip and foster an understanding on how through your leadership you can enhance the quality of life for individuals living with dementia.

People with dementia have two fundamental kinds of needs: biological and existential. We meet a person’s biological needs when we care for them. To meet a person’s existential needs, however, requires more than caring for them: we must also care about them. The difference between the two kinds of care is vast, and meeting the first and not the second is the single most common failure in the care of people with dementia.

Join us for a 3 hour workshop - Dementia Without Loneliness - this transformative experience will guide you to discover how to lead with greater empathy and vision in the realm of dementia.

We know that the causes, expressions, and effects of dementia are many and various. But when it comes to the lived experience of people with dementia there are finally just two kinds: dementia with loneliness and dementia without loneliness.

While there is no cure for irreversible forms of dementia, the loneliness of people with dementia can be diminished, and very often eliminated. This intention should be the gold-standard of care of people with dementia.

After this workshop you will understand:

• the science and social-psychology of emotional isolation

• the effect of emotional isolation on challenging behaviours

• the difference between genuine person-centered care and merely personalized-centered care

• the mindset and skills of presence that end emotional isolation