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Workshop on dementia for church and pastoral leaders
5 May, 9:30 am – 12:00 pm NZST
Working more effectively with people with dementia and their carers.
A Dementia Workshop for
Ministers/Priests/Pastors
Pastoral Worker/Carer
Service Leaders at retirement villages and rest homes/
Parish Visitors
Monday 5 May 2025
9.15am-12 noon at
The Village Presbyterian Church
Corner Ilam and Aorangi Road
Bryndwr, Christchurch.
Programme:
Dementia and Delirium 101.
Dr Susan Gee is the Lead Researcher for Psychiatry of Old Age, Te Whatu Ora, Waitaha/Canterbury. Susan has PhD in Psychology from the University of Otago, and a Masters of Gerontology from King’s College, London.
Dementia and Spiritual Care.
Rev’d Sandra Wright-Taylor is Chaplain to Older Persons Mental Health, Burwood Hospital and Regional Manager, Te Waipounamu, Hospital Chaplaincy Aotearoa. Sandra’s thesis for her Master of Chaplaincy (Otago) will focus on Spiritual Care and Dementia.
Tea and Coffee will be served.
RSVP: sandra.wright-taylor@hospitalchaplaincy.org.nz by Friday, 2 May.