U-First!® for Health Care Providers is a 6-hour dementia care workshop designed to strengthen the knowledge, skills, and confidence of health care providers who support people living with Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, or other cognitive impairments.
The program helps participants better understand the person behind the behaviour and recognize that changes in behaviour may have many different causes. Through the U-First!® approach, participants learn how to identify and respond to changes, communicate more effectively, support everyday activities, and work collaboratively with the care team to develop individualized strategies.
What You Will Learn
- > Understand possible reasons behind behaviour changes
- > Recognize and identify changes in a person living with dementia
- > Improve communication and interaction strategies
- > Support individuals and their care partners in everyday activities
- > Share observations, strategies, and concerns effectively with the care team
- > Apply a consistent, person-centred approach to dementia care
