Family Communication and Care Planning for Senior Well-being
Fees
$210
Fees After CTG Grant *
$10
Duration
Minimum
3 hours
6 Participants per Class
Date and Time
Mode
Location
Monday, 24 February 2025 at 6:00:00 am UTC
Classroom
English
20 Kallang Avenue #02-01 Lobby B
Pico Creative Centre
Singapore 339411 (nearest MRT - Lavender)
Saturday, 5 April 2025 at 6:00:00 am UTC
Classroom
Chinese
20 Kallang Avenue #02-01 Lobby B
Pico Creative Centre
Singapore 339411 (nearest MRT - Lavender)
Wednesday, 28 May 2025 at 1:00:00 am UTC
Virtual
English
This course aims to equip caregivers with the skills to effectively communicate with family members, care workers, and migrant domestic workers to ensure the well-being of senior clients. Participants will learn the importance of positive communication, ways to express needs and feelings constructively, techniques to build relationships with care workers, and strategies to manage emotions during stressful situations.
Audience
1. Foreign Domestic Workers (FDWs)
2. Home and family caregivers
3. Volunteers interested to care for the elderly
4. General Public
Learning Outcomes
Recognise the importance of positive communication with family members and care recipient, your care worker and migrant domestic worker to communicate expectations on shared caregiving roles and responsibilities.
Demonstrate ways to express needs and feelings clearly and constructively without blaming others or causing them to be defensive, especially when broaching difficult topics.
Take time to know your care worker and migrant domestic worker to build a relationship.
Examine one’s emotions when faced with situations of stress, anxiety and anger, and be mindful of their impact on communication.
*Course fees are subject to Caregivers Training Grant (CTG) eligibility and the remaining amount of the
care recipient’s CTG which is capped at $400 per year.