Three main project results were developed and validated for this purpose: Competence and capacity building training package in education for Peer Support Workers in dementia A digital platform that facilitates networking and improving peer support in dementia care. A set of recommendations
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Peer Support Worker (PSW) in dementia care field to recognise and value the experience and perception of former or current informal caregivers.
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The Alzheimer Europe Conference and the figure of the Peer Support Worker in dementia for a better quality of life According to WHO, currently more than 55 million people live with dementia worldwide, and there are nearly 10 million new cases every
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PEER SUPPORT WORKERS: AN INNOVATIVE FORCE IN ADVOCACY IN DEMENTIA CARE The project Within the Erasmus+ programme, the PIA project has recently started, which aims to promote the figure of the Peer Support Worker (PSW) as a figure for family members and
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In May, the project partners in PIA gathered in Trondheim to kick-off the activities. During the project period, the project group will have meetings in every participating country. The Trondheim meeting was the first, and the project group got to know each
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In 2021, KBT started a pilot project in Norway where we examine how peer supporters can function in the dementia care. Now Roger Santokhie and Karl Johan Johansen are working with an Erasmus+ research project about peer supporters in dementia care. Through
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