Namaste Care is a structured intervention for persons living with advanced dementia, which incorporates sensory intervention, social contact, and environmental modification. It aims to honour each person for their unique personhood, nurturing the individual spirit with meaningful activities and a loving touch approach, within a calm and home-like environment.
This blended course aims to provide learners with theoretical and practical knowledge of delivering Namaste Care as a specialised intervention for persons living with dementia in their settings.
Learners are strongly encouraged to set aside adequate time to complete self-paced e-learning modules before attending classroom training sessions to fully appreciate the learning activities in class.
| E-learning | Classroom Facilitation |
Duration: 4 hours
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Day 1, 9am – 5.30pm
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Duration: 2 hours
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Day 2, 9am – 12.30pm
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Who Should Attend
Allied health professionals, nurses, programme coordinators/ executives and social workers who intend to plan and train their staff to implement Namaste Care programme in their settings. Learners are expected to have prior basic knowledge of dementia care.
Course Details
| Course Dates | 28, 29 Nov 2023 (register by 14 Nov) |
| Time | 9am – 5.30pm, 9am – 12.30pm |
| Venue | Dementia Singapore Academy 20 Bendemeer Road, #01-02, BS Bendemeer Centre, Singapore 339914 |
| Fees | $669.60 (including GST) Prevailing course fee subsidy at 90% for Singaporeans/PRs and 45% for Work Permit Holders working in eligible community care organisations. |
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Assesment
At the end of the course, participants will be assessed on their competencies acquired through the learnings. The participants will be required to demonstrate a namaste care session through practical performance, and submit a written assessment.
Application Procedure
- All applications must be made online.
- Applicants should read through the Dementia Singapore Academy Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions before registering for our workshops.
- All registrations received before closing date will be deemed confirmed unless otherwise specified.
Our Trainers
Ms Michelle Tan is a Senior Occupational Therapist who enjoys collaborating with older adults with mental health concerns. She has a Master of Occupational Therapy (Graduate Entry) degree from University of South Australia. Her past work experience with Changi General Hospital included training and consultancy work with community eldercare agencies. She has provided consultancy services to AIC on coaching dementia champions of identified nursing homes. She attained the WSQ Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) and has conducted training and workshops for professional and family caregivers, including eldercare workers in the community.
Ms Joanne Loy is a DACE and ACTA certified full time dementia care trainer with Dementia Singapore (previously known as Alzheimer’s Disease Association or ADA). She is also a certified Dementia Care Mapping (Basic User) by University of Bradford and Spark of Life certified facilitator. Joanne has conducted training sessions for family and professional caregivers. She is passionate about dementia care and has actively involved in public education on dementia awareness, including raising dementia awareness among seniors at senior activity centres. Prior to becoming a full fledged trainer, Joanne was a key member of the Eldersit team in ADA which her main role was to provide guidance and taught eldercare workers on ways to engage persons with dementia in meaningful activities at home.
