CommCare AcademyThe SLEC CommCare Academy aims to be a thought leader in eldercare training and education, and a premium training provider in the community care sector. We will employ innovative pedagogy to deliver a comprehensive range of educational programmes, especially in areas such as palliative care, skin and wound care, dementia care and rehabilitation care. Check out the courses available below. For additional information, please email commcareacademy@slec.org.sg. |
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- Course Trainer
- Course Fees
- Date, Time & Venue
- Registration
Course Overview
This 2-full day course is designed, in line with DCCF Framework to provide learners with the basic knowledge and skills to improve well-being of persons living with dementia and their caregivers.
Course Objectives
- Describe what is dementia, signs and symptoms
- Understand how condition impacts persons living with dementia and their caregivers
- Apply Person Centred Care (PCC) approach
- Facilitate holistic activities to promote independence and abilities
- Understand common behaviours of concerns and learn strategies to address them
- Demonstrate effective communication techniques
- Recognise when a person with dementia experiences harm, abuse and neglect
- Identify self-care strategies to manage stress for self and caregivers in the caring journey of persons with dementia
Who Should Attend
This course is opened to all community care staff caring for persons with dementia and is suitable for:
- Registered Nurse, Advanced Practice Nurse, Enrolled Nurse, Allied Health Professional, Doctor, Senior Management, Corporate Services Staff, Support Care Staff.
Training Hours
16
Mr Sundar Subramanian is a Senior Occupational therapist in St Luke’s ElderCare.
Sundar graduated with a Bachelor of Occupational Therapy from Saveetha College of Occupational Therapy. He has more than 17 years of working experiences as a practicing occupational therapist in ILTC sector in Singapore.
Ms May Low Mee Kong is a Master Trainer.
May Low has been working with persons living with dementia for more than 20 over years with wide ranging experience from acute to community care. May is passionate about bringing clients under her care live a more meaningful and dignified life.
She graduated with Bachelor of Health Science (Occupational Therapy), Sydney and Masters of Gerontology, Singapore with her thesis focusing on technology and dementia care. She is also an ACTA certified trainer.
She has led SLEC teams in winning awards in Best Dementia Care Programme (Ageing Asia 2019), creation of Dementia Care Teams (AIC Quality Festival 2018 and SHQSA 2019) and creation of Dementia Day Care Centre (Community Care Excellence, 2020). Currently she is actively involved in providing dementia care consultancy in areas of staff training and development, activity programming and designing of dementia-friendly environment in various care settings such as nursing homes and dementia day care centres.
The full course is $392.40 (including prevailing GST). Prevailing course fee subsidy at 90% for Singapore Citizens/Permanent Residents and 45% for work pass holders working in eligible community care organisations.
Available date(s):
- 2-3 Jan 2025
- 23-24 Jan 2025
- 6-7 Feb 2025
- 10-11 Apr 2025
- 8-9 May 2025
- 29-30 May 2025
Time:
9 am – 6 pm
Venue:
To be Confirmed
For AIC Community Care Organisations, please register via AIC LMS at
For additional information, please contact CommCare Academy at 
commcareacademy@slec.org.sg
