Education Opportunities
We offer various learning opportunities to help families and friends continue to enhance their knowledge of dementia. These sessions will be hosted by an Alzheimer Society staff member either in-person or online.
Learning the Ropes - In-person Education Series - PORT HOPE
Learning the Ropes for Living with MCI® is a 6-week evidence-based program developed by Baycrest Health Sciences that supports people living with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The program focuses on optimizing brain health through:
- Memory training: Practical in-session and take-home exercises aimed at improving everyday remembering, such as memory for names, appointments, location of items, and things to do.
- Lifestyle choices: Learn how stress, diet, and leisure activities influence memory ability.
- Family and social support: Build your social network of support among peers and discover approaches for effectively supporting a family member or friend living with MCI.
Dates: Thursdays May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, June 5, 2025; 10:00 am to noon
Intended Audience: Individuals living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and their family members.
Click here for more information and to register
EDIE for Care Partners - In-Person Education Session - LINDSAY
The Educational Dementia Immersive Experience (EDIE) is a free 3-hour workshop designed for care partners and family members of people living with dementia. This immersive experience enables participants to see the world through the eyes of a person living with dementia using high-quality virtual reality technology. The workshop enhances your knowledge of dementia while exploring helpful strategies to support the person to live well and more confidently with dementia.
Date: Monday, May 5, 2025 at 1:00 – 4:00 pm - LINDSAY
Intended Audience: Care partners, family members and friends of people living with dementia
Click here for more information and to register
Understanding Denial & Lack of Insight in Dementia - Virtual Education
It is common for someone living with dementia to deny that they are experiencing issues with their memory or cognition. It may seem like the person is in denial, however, they could be experiencing anosognosia (a lack of insight). Lack of insight means that a person with dementia is unable to recognize changes in their behaviour and personality. This presentation will explore anosognosia and suggest strategies to support the person experiencing it.
Date: Thursday, May 8, 2025 from 10:30 – 11:30 am
Intended Audience: Care partners of people living with dementia.
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Care Essentials - In-Person First Link Learning Series for Care Partners - COBOURG & PETERBOROUGH
Participants will learn about the link between brain changes and behaviour, problem solving strategies, new approaches for communication, and how to best support daily activities. Participants will also learn about other resources to support them in their role as a care partner.
Date: Tuesdays - May 13, 20, 27, June 3, 10:00am-12:30pm - COBOURG & PETERBOROUGH
Intended Audience: Care partners, family, and friends supporting persons living with dementia
Click here to register for Cobourg; Click here to register for Peterborough
Care Essentials - In-Person First Link Learning Series for Care Partners - HALIBURTON
Participants will learn about the link between brain changes and behaviour, problem solving strategies, new approaches for communication, and how to best support daily activities. Participants will also learn about other resources to support them in their role as a care partner.
Date: Mondays - May 26, June 2, 16, 23 (note not session on June 9), 12:30 pm to 3:00 pm
Intended Audience: Care partners, family, and friends supporting persons living with dementia
Click here for more information and to register
Driving & Dementia - Virtual Education
Over time, dementia may cause changes that affect a person’s ability to safely drive a motor vehicle. However, a dementia diagnosis does not automatically mean that a person is incapable of driving. Some people may be capable of driving safely for some time after the diagnosis, depending on the timing of the diagnosis and how quickly dementia progresses. In this session we will explore ways to continue driving safely, some of the warning signs that it may be time to stop driving, and tips for transitioning to life without driving.
Date: Monday, May 26, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Intended audience: People living with dementia and their care partners
Click here for more information and to register
Positive Visits - Virtual Education
Visiting a person living with dementia can sometimes feel daunting, especially when we
may be uncertain about how their changing abilities or communication difficulties may
impact on the success and overall enjoyment of the visit. This presentation introduces a
“person-centred” approach to visits, including specific tips and considerations to help
ensure a positive interaction.
Date: Monday, June 2, 2025 from 10:30 to 11:30 am
Intended Audience: Care partners, family members, and friends of persons living with
dementia
Click here for link to register
T.E.A.C.H. Program - In-Person - Millbrook
The Reitman Centre’s T.E.A.C.H. Program - Training, Education & Assistance for
Caregiving at Home
The TEACH program is a four-week program for care partners of persons living with
dementia. It is an innovative therapeutic group intervention aimed at providing
education and enhancing coping skills of care partners.
Date: Wednesdays - June 4, 11, 18, 25, 2025, 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm
Intended Audience: Care partners of persons living with dementia
Click here for further information and registration details.
Taking Control of Our Lives Self-Management Program - In-Person Peterborough
This 8-week program is for people living with dementia. Taking Control of Our Lives is
intended to help you, a person with dementia, to develop skills, increase your
confidence and feel empowered to take control of your life by talking with and
learning from others that may be experiencing some of the same things that you are.
Care partners are invited to learn strategies to best support someone living with
dementia and their ability to self-manage.
Date: Wednesdays, April 23, 30, May 7, 14, 21, 28, June 4, 11, 2025 at 1:30 PM - 4:00
Intended Audience: Persons in early stages of dementia and their care partners.
Click here for more information
Help in the Home - In-Person 2 Part Series - Lindsay
This series, offered over two sessions, is designed to help care partners understand the
impact that the progression of dementia can have, and how to create a plan of support
that involves helpful services and resources.
Date: Impact of Progression – Thursday, June 12, 2025 (1:00 – 3:00 pm)The progression of dementia; addressing risk, stress & increasing care needs
Date: Creating a Plan for Support – Thursday, June 19, 2025 (1:00 – 3:00 pm)
Assessing needs; Identifying who can help & the services that are available; Developing
a support plan
Intended Audience: Care partners who are just beginning to support a person living
with dementia and who have not yet accessed services or have only accessed minimal
services. Care Partners who are interested in learning more about how to support a
person living in the community.
Click here for more information. Exact location provided upon registration.
Understanding Ambiguous Loss & Grief - In-Person -Cobourg
Ambiguous Loss is a type of loss you experience when a person with dementia is physically here but may not be mentally or emotionally present in the same way as before. Ambiguous loss is very different from the loss and grief of sudden death. It complicates grief, often making it hard to recognize or know how to grieve when the abilities of the person with dementia have changed. Please join us to learn about steps you can take to live positively with your losses and grief while caring for someone with dementia.
Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025 at 10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Intended Audience: Care partners, family and friends supporting persons living with dementia.
Click here for more information.
Lewy Body Dementia & Parkinson’s Disease -Virtual Education
This virtual education session outlines and compares two diseases which may have
overlapping traits: Lewy Body Dementia and Parkinson’s Disease. It will provide
attendees the opportunity to understand the unique symptoms, criteria for diagnosis
and support needs for both the person living with these brain changes and their care
partners.
Date: Thursday, June 26, 2025 from 10:30 – 11:30 am
Intended Audience: Care partners, family members, and friends of persons living with dementia.
Click here for link to register
There are no in-person or virtual education sessions scheduled for July due to staff vacations.
Tips for How To Access Our Virtual Education Sessions
If you would like to participate in our on-line programs, please:
- Use a computer, tablet or iPad to install Zoom Workplace (click here for instructions):
- On a computer, go to the Zoom Download Center to download and install the platform. It’s safe, easy and free!
- On an iPad, go to the App Store and install Zoom Workplace.
- On a tablet, go to the Google Play Store and install Zoom Workplace.
- Choose any online educational opportunity from the list below and click "Click here to register"
- You will be sent a confirmation email with the instructions for accessing your session.
- If you have questions about the Zoom platform, please email Sarah Cook (sarah@alzheimerjourney.ca) for more detailed instructions.
To watch our past online sessions, please check out our Video Resources page.
Video Resources
To watch our past online sessions, please check out our Video Resources page.