Dementia



In working with clients and families living with dementia, SSLD focuses on their unmet needs and pressing concerns. It provides active strategies and practical skills for improving their current circumstances and expanding their capacity for effective coping and management of the challenges they face. SSLD practice principles have been articulated in a book chapter. A massive open online course (MOOC) on dementia care using the SSLD model is now available on the Coursera platform. The course has also been adopted for the Chinese audience by XuetangX, the online learning platform of China’s top university Tsinghua. A online info hub on dementia case (funded by the Public Health Agency of Canada), will be launched in March 2024.

Play Intervention for Dementia (PID) is an exciting innovation. Since 2013, Ka Tat Tsang and the SSLD R&D team have been experimenting with this program, with extremely encouraging initial results. 

Other SSLD programs include caregiver education and support, stress management, communication training, management of dysfunctional and disruptive behaviors, relationship building and collaboration enhancement, activity planning, design for pleasure and life satisfaction, and many others.

SSLD study group for senior service practitioners

The SSLD study group for senior service practitioners is a peer sharing and learning community created by and for senior service practitioners. Please see this page for details. 
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