Course Description
Back by popular demand, Dr Ferguson-Coleman returns to build on her previous training: Deafness with Dementia: Navigating Lived Experiences – a taster.
You’ll learn more about the dynamics of interpreting with Deaf people with Dementia and their family members, as well as Emma’s research into Deafness and Dementia.
Delivered in BSL, in this session Emma will:
Recap dementia symptoms
Provide a checklist that can be shared with people concerned about cognitive changes
Share communication strategies for Deaf people with dementia and their family carers if they are present
Provide tools for engagement with the Deaf person with dementia at the point of contact
Assist you to consider generational cultural differences for Deaf people becoming older
Share information about the BSL cognitive screening test (BSLCST) and how to discuss a range of questions with the assessor
Dr Emma Ferguson-Coleman
I have worked within the field of mental health and deafness for over 25 years; primarily as an independent mental health advocate within acute and forensic mental health services with Deaf people, and as a post-doctoral researcher with Deaf people living with dementia and their families. I am now a lecturer in dementia and ageing within the Geller Institute of Ageing and Memory at the University of West London.
Course curriculum
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Learner Terms & Conditions
FREE PREVIEW -
Slides: Interpreting for Deaf People with Dementia & Their Families – Creating a Safe Space
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Anonymised chat log
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Webinar Video 1a- Introduction
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Webinar video 1b
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Breakout Room Exercise
FREE PREVIEW
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Webinar Video 2
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Webinar Video 3
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Webinar Video 4 - What will you take away from today?
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Exercise
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Related training
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About this course
- £40.00