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In this 2 hour, interactive workshop we’ll cover how to understand the signs and symptoms of dementia, how to communicate with people living with dementia, how best to include and support them and how to reduce the risks of developing dementia.
Accredited by Age Scotland and utilised throughout our work to rewrite the story of dementia, this workshop covers a wide range of topics relevant to understanding dementia and being inclusive of people living with dementia, including:
We do not charge for this workshop but appreciate donations to our community projects and ask for travel to be covered.
Do I need to have experience of dementia to attend?
No; this workshop draws learnings from our work to rewrite the story of dementia and is suitable for all regardless of their experience with dementia.
How many people can attend this workshop?
Up to fifteen people may join the workshop.
Do you provide the venue and refreshments?
Not as standard; this workshop is designed for us to come to you. If you’d like us to organise a venue and refreshments, please get in touch via admin@boomsaloon.com to discuss.
Do you provide all materials?
Yes.
Are there any further costs?
This workshop is offered to our community via donation and we kindly ask for travel costs to be covered.
1 in 2 of us will be directly affected by dementia in our lifetimes; it is currently the leading cause of death in the UK. In spite of this, the general public are largely unaware of the dementia journey and how this can look for an individual following diagnosis.
Many people with dementia feel their voice is taken from them and their true lived experience is rarely recognised or appreciated amidst a plethora of sensationalised headlines, medical jargon or scaremongering.
Within this landscape, we collaborate with people with dementia and, together, play with words to give voice to their experience. We then share these words across our print publications, online features, newsletters and events – centring lived experience and using this to increase empathy and understanding in wider society too often presented with a flattened, singular narrative of dementia focussed on incapacity, loss and inability. Our work redresses this, unlocking and showcasing what people with dementia can do before sharing this to rewrite the narrative by centring lived experience.
At this pressing time, please support this vital project by purchasing from our shop or becoming a boom saloon member, with our thanks.
