In your workbook, you’ll find a space to think about how to start and continue conversations about Dementia Supportive Communities. This activity is about turning what you’ve learned throughout these sessions – and the actions you take – into simple, memorable talking points you can use in everyday situations with leaders, colleagues, community members, friends, or family.
You don’t need to be an expert or have all the answers. The prompts provided in the workbook (and provided below) will help you identify the stories, messages, and examples that feel most authentic to you, and that are likely to resonate in your community.
- To me, a Dementia Supportive Community is…
- A brief story or example I can share that shows Dementia-Supportive Communities in action is…
- Sharing meaningful experiences and impacts
- Two ideas or insights from the Dementia Supportive Communities courses that made an impression on me (and that I could easily explain to someone else) are…
- Two specific actions that I/my team have taken to make the space or interactions more dementia supportive are…
- Matching the message to the audience
- When I talk about DSC with my colleagues/supervisor/manager I will focus on…
- When I talk about DSC with my colleagues/supervisor/manager I will focus on…
- When I talk about DSC with my friends, neighbours, and family, I will focus on…
- I will make support visible to all by…
The plan you make today won’t be final, fixed, or even complete! It’s a starting point that you can return to, adjust, and build on as your experience and confidence grows.