As A Group
AS LONG AS YOU ARE A LEGITIMATE CORPORATION/ SCHOOL/ ORGANIZATION/ GROUP DELIVERING SERVICES IN HK, YOU CAN BE DEMENTIA FRIENDS AS A GROUP
What should we do of being a Dementia Friend?
- Agree the mission of Dementia Friends and the importance of knowing more about Dementia
- Encourage staff/students/members to be Dementia Friends
- Motivate Dementia Friends of your corporations/ schools/ organizations/ groups to disseminate correct knowledge to dementia, to take action in supporting people living with dementia
- Build a dementia-friendly environment in your corporations/ schools/ organizations/ groups
Concrete examples such as:
- Encourage staff/ students/ members to watch a learning video after going through an online registration process in our Dementia Friends HK webpage
- Show the learning video of Dementia Friends in occasions of your corporations /schools /organizations /groups
- Invite our Dementia Friends Ambassador to lead a Dementia Friends Information Session in your corporation/school/organization/groups, and to understand more about dementia through the 5 key messages of Dementia Friends (No. of participants not less than 20 people at a time). A “Dementia Friends Information Session” is not a kind of training. Participants will learn more about the 5 key messages below through a 60- 90 minutes session of activities and discussions:
(1) Dementia is not a natural part of ageing.
(2) Dementia is caused by diseases of the brain.
(3) Dementia is not just about losing your memory.
(4) It is possible to live well with dementia.
(5) There is more to a person than dementia.
For enquiries, please visit FAQS or email to dementiafriends@hkada.org.hk .
We look forward to your participation!
