Alzheimer's and Dementia 101: Half-day Workshop for Church Leaders

Name: Alzheimer's and Dementia 101: Half-day Workshop for Church Leaders
Start: 2025-01-29T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-29T13:00:00-05:00
Location: 616 N. Highland Avenue , Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15206

Schedule

Wed Jan 29 2025 at 09:00 am to 01:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

616 N. Highland Avenue , Pittsburgh, PA, United States, Pennsylvania 15206 | Pittsburgh, PA

Trust . . . Confidentiality . . . Support . . . Prayer . . .These traits are what brings parishioners to their clergy or pastoral care teams to talk about their struggles with a diagnosis of “dementia” in their personal and/or family life. This seminar will help you to:
- Identify warning signs
- Understand the dementia diseases
- Discover dementia resources
- Assist dementia families who are struggling with extremely difficult decisions.
This event is for pastors, congregational care providers, parish nurses, and anyone desiring to learn more about how the church can be a resource for persons with dementia and their caregivers.
An optional lunch will be held afterwards at 1:00 p.m., for which tickets will be available at registration.