FACILITATORS: SUPPORTING EXCELLENCE IN DEMENTIA CARE A Canadian Twist to an Iconic Dementia Care Program Sarah Price Director Dementia Care Programs David Troxel Consultant Best Friends Institute

Best Friends™ Approach Training Programs 2003 Alzheimer Society of Calgary licensed Best Friends Approach from Health Professions Press What did Calgary do? –Workshop –Associate Trainer Program –Senior Management program –Consultation teams –KNACK Learning Framework

KNACK Learning Framework Knowledge Nurturing Approach Community Kinship

The Calgary Context Best Friends™ Approach Training program helped Alzheimer Calgary launch the Dementia Care Training Centre linked to provincial health care aide training initiative and Supportive Living environments province wide staff training on a variety of dementia related topics launch of online learning for families

Opportunities for the Future In 2011 DCTC will be taking Best Friends training beyond our experiential learning environment in the traditional classroom we will launch a comprehensive training and skill development initiative with a local post- secondary facility –Dementia Basics Online pre-training orientation –Best Friends Approach Workshop –Skill development at Club 36 Adult Day Support Program

Thank-you Dementia Care Training Centre