DEMENTIA DIALOGUES - WORKSHOP 9 SPECIAL GUEST TEUN TOEBES The Spiritual wellbeing of people living with dementia. Hosted by HSFA and Geratec.

WE HAVE A VERY SPECIAL SURPRISE FOR YOU FOR TOMORROW'S DEMENTIA DIALOGUES SESSION! A gift landed in our laps!!! BOOK NOW! Teon Toebes is kindly joining our session tomorrow at Vonke Hall. Teon, a DEMENTIA SPECIALIST, is in South Africa for a limited period. See his website here: https://teuntoebes.com/en/ for more info.  

Teun Toebes (25) is an international healthcare innovator and humanitarian activist. His mission is to improve the quality of life of people with dementia worldwide. Before that, he lived for three and a half years in the closed ward of a nursing home to experience up close how we treat people with dementia and how we can change it for the better. Because dementia does not belong to healthcare, but to our society, the internationally award-winning film Human Forever takes his mission to the next chapter.He has many followers on social media and has been featured in international media. He speaks at international conferences and previously published the #1 global bestseller The Housemates, Een Wereld te Winnen and Human Forever.

Dementia Dialogues is a 12-part series hosted by Dr. Rayne Stroebel (PhD Dementia Studies) on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at the HSFA (Helderberg Society For the Aged) Vonke Park Somerset West. We invite you to partake in this learning journey with us. All attendees will receive notes and handouts. Refreshments will be served. Workshops run from 14:00 - 15:00, with the Let’s Talk support/knowledge-sharing group taking place from 15:00 - 16:00.  We invite caregivers and family members who support loved ones with dementia to join us in sharing insights about this neurocognitive condition and how to provide dignified support for those affected. Please note that you can attend any of the workshops individually and do not have to have attended the previous ones to appreciate it.

10 Dec 2024 - Workshop 9 The Spiritual wellbeing of people living with dementia. 

The need to connectedness on a spiritual level seems to become increasingly important for people living with dementia. How do we address this? 

The Series:

9 April 2024 - Workshop 1 Neuro Cognitive Impairment – what is dementia really?

14 May 2024 - Workshop 2 What happens to the person behind the disease?

11 June 2024 - Workshop 3 Living with dementia – what does it feel like? 

9 July 2024 - Workshop 4 Enhancing the domains of wellbeing of the person living with dementia. 

13 Aug 2024 - Workshop 5 Creating an environment that is home. 

10 Sept 2024 - Workshop 6 Meaningful engagement for everyone. 

8 Oct 2024 - Workshop 7 Debunking the myths and “symptoms” of people. 

12 Nov 2024 - Workshop 8 Alternative approaches to neurocognitive impairment. 

10 Dec 2024 - Workshop 9 The Spiritual wellbeing of people living with dementia. 

11 Feb 2025 - Workshop 10 Dementia and medication. 

11 March 2025 - Workshop 11 The Geriatric Giants. 

8 April 2025 - Workshop 12 Death and dying. 

For further information contact [email protected]