Working Together in Hawaii to Empower and Protect Persons Living with Dementia

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 10-11:30am

Engaging in Difficult Conversations, Preventing and Resolving Family Conflict

when Caring for a Family Member with Dementia

• Understand the Mediation Process: how it works; the issues that can be addressed; from

differences among siblings regarding how to best care for a parent in various stages of

dementia, to when professional services and care are needed; who participates, including

when and how the person with dementia can participate; when mediation is appropriate; how

to access mediation.

• Understand the Family Conferencing process: how it works, including how the focus is

centered on the needs and values of the person with dementia; the issues that can be

addressed, including information sharing among siblings, maintaining family support for the

person with dementia while social distancing during the pandemic, and more; who

participates, including the person with dementia, extended family, and friends; when a family

conference is appropriate; and, how to schedule a family conference.

Advance Registration is required at this link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mediation-preventing-family-conflict-caring-for-a-loved-one-with-dementiatickets-138916794873

The Zoom link & handouts will be sent to registrants before the session. Sorry, no CEs are

available, but a Certificate of Completion will be given to registered attendees upon request.

For questions about the workshop or registration, please contact:

Jody Mishan, (808) 295-2624 or jmishan@hawaii.rr.com