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A Walk Through Dementia is a fantastic tool to help raise awareness of the affects dementia has on people’s lives. We’re using the app to engage with the public, healthcare professionals and those in the care sector and would welcome your thoughts to help us improve our approach.
Launch Film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW1Y3Fnv7Mw
Walking Home - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Rcbj_qR4g
At the Supermarket - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaeNgo8bR2k
At Home - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GBXEjw3iHw
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https://www.pioneernetwork.net/dementia-resources/
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https://mooc.utas.edu.au/courses
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https://www.coursera.org/learn/indigenous-canada
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https://www.facebook.com/Dementiaabnt
Tags us by using @Dementiaabnt
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Tag us by using @DementiaAB_NT
These videos are approved for use by the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories.
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4 posters (Expertise Changes Everything, Support Changes Everything, Knowledge Changes Everything,
Community Changes Everything)
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These are the same pictures as the posters (Expertise Changes Everything,
Support Changes Everything, Knowledge Changes Everything,
Community Changes Everything)
WHEREAS, the Alzheimer’s Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories provides valuable programs and services and supports research to improve the lives of those living with dementia;
AND WHEREAS, more than 59,000 Albertans are affected directly or indirectly by dementia and this number is expected to triple in the next 30 years.
AND WHEREAS, the Alzheimer Society is continuing to enhance its support amongst people living with dementia to meet their needs early in, and throughout their journey.
AND WHEREAS, the city of _____________________ commends the Alzheimer Society of Alberta and Northwest Territories for their commitment to improving the quality of life of those living with dementia and their care partners;
THEREFORE, I, Mayor ______________________________________, do hereby proclaim January 2024 “Alzheimer’s Awareness Month” in _________________________.
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Below we've provided a sample of a 30 second PSA radio script and two options for a 10 second PSA radio script.
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Great job! You've successfully completed the asynchronous learning section of the Community Dementia Ambassador Program.
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This session will mark the completion of your online learning experience as you move forward in your role as a Community Dementia Ambassador.
Learning Objective
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The basic principles for any Community of Practice are:
Participation:
Every member of the community has a voice, will be heard, and shall contribute to the practice. Differences are celebrated and explored.
Commitment:
Members demonstrate by their actions and words that they are committed to uncovering what the work is, why they do it, how its done, and to supporting other volunteers who want to learn.
Understanding Boundaries:
Members understand what tasks are included in their role and maintain boundaries, as outlined by the Alzheimer Society.
Reflection:
Members use conversations as a core practice in itself, to reflect on their work in local communities and to continue to grow in their roles.
Creativity:
Members use creativity as a source of energy for their practice – using imagination, permission to explore and finding new ways of completing their tasks.
Communities develop their practice through a variety of activities. The following list provides a few typical examples of activities this community of practice might engage in:
Solving problems
“Can we work on this situation together and brainstorm some ideas; I’m stuck.”
Requesting information
“Where can I find information about _____ to help me better understand _____?”
Seeking experience
“Has anyone dealt with a situation like _____?”
Reusing assets
“I have a _____ I created for a local area contact I met with last month. I can send it to you and you can easily tweak it for your meeting next week.”
Building a case
“How do volunteers in other areas do this? Armed with this information it will be easier for me to _____.”
Growing confidence
“Before I do it, I’d like to run it by you first to see what you think.”
Discussing new developments
“What do you think of the new _____? How might it help/impact our role?”
Documenting barriers
“We have faced this problem three times now. Let’s write it down so we can plan how to trouble shoot it next time.”
Site visiting
“I’ll be in your area next month! Can I join you during a meeting to learn about your approach to _____?”
Identifying gaps in competence
“Who knows what, and what are we missing?”
Communities of practice are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something they do and learn how to do it better as they interact regularly.
As an approved Community Dementia Ambassador, you will be invited to participate in a unique Community of Practice for you and your fellow volunteers.
Three Characteristics of a CoP
1. The domain. A Community of Practice is not merely a club of friends or a network of connections between people. It has an identity defined by a shared domain of interest. Membership therefore implies a commitment to the domain, and therefore a shared competence that distinguishes members from other people. (You could belong to the same network as someone and never know it.) The domain is not necessarily something recognized as “expertise” outside the community.
For this Community of Practice, the shared domain is: dementia ambassadors active in communities in Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
2. The community. In pursuing their interest in their domain, members engage in joint activities and discussions, help each other, and share information. They build relationships that enable them to learn from each other; they care about their standing with each other.
For this Community of Practice, the community shall engage in facilitated, virtual meetings hosted by the Ambassador Coordinator, as well as online conversations using the CDAP DementiaTalk discussion group. It’s a space where you can post, in a common area, messages to all other community members. https://discussions.dementiatalk.org/c/cda/46
3. The practice. A community of practice is not merely a community of interest–people who like certain kinds of movies, for instance. Members of a community of practice are practitioners. They develop a shared repertoire of resources: experiences, stories, tools, ways of addressing recurring problems—in short, a shared practice. This takes time and sustained interaction.
For this Community of Practice, the shared practice is: your growing repertoire of experiences, stories and tools that support you in your role.
It is the combination of these three elements that constitutes a Community of Practice. And it is by developing these three elements in parallel that the Alzheimer Society shall cultivate such a community.
Source: Wenger-Trayner, E. and Wenger-Trayner, B. (2015) An introduction to communities of practice: a brief overview of the concept and its uses. Available from authors at https://www.wenger-trayner.com/introduction-to-communities-of-practice
