Have you heard of the Eldercare Cluster's flagship event - Senior Savvy? Due to the various restrictions, we were unable to host a physical event last year... But we are back with a bang this year - with Virtual Senior Savvy 2022! Join us for a virtual one-day event with workshops conducted by partners such as Team Strong Silvers (TSS) & Diverse Abilities Dance Collective (DADC), talks by partners including Viriya Community Services & Dementia Singapore, and to round off the day - join in an exciting panel session for everyone to gain more knowledge about the eldercare volunteering scene and the road ahead! This is an event opportunity that aims to raise social awareness for your learning and development. No community service is involved; hence service hours will not be awarded. This opportunity to brought to you by Youth Corps Singapore Eldercare Cluster. Please refer to this link for supporting documents for the full Virtual Senior Savvy 2022 programme schedule. ** Kindly note that you should only sign up for 1 shift at 1 particular time slot, e.g. Thye Hua Kwan Nursing Home Befriending (https://go.gov.sg/ec-vss2022-thk) / Viriya Caregiver Sharing / Team Strong Silvers Workshop from 10:15am - 11:30am & Dementia Singapore / Agency for Integrated Care / Diverse Abilities Dance Collective sharing from 1:15pm - 2pm.
Have you heard of the Eldercare Cluster's flagship event - Senior Savvy? Due to the various restrictions, we were unable to host a physical event last year... But we are back with a bang this year - with Virtual Senior Savvy 2022!
Join us for a virtual one-day event with workshops conducted by partners such as Team Strong Silvers (TSS) & Diverse Abilities Dance Collective (DADC), talks by partners including Viriya Community Services & Dementia Singapore, and to round off the day - join in an exciting panel session for everyone to gain more knowledge about the eldercare volunteering scene and the road ahead!
This is an event opportunity that aims to raise social awareness for your learning and development. No community service is involved; hence service hours will not be awarded. This opportunity to brought to you by Youth Corps Singapore Eldercare Cluster.
Please refer to this link for supporting documents for the full Virtual Senior Savvy 2022 programme schedule.
** Kindly note that you should only sign up for 1 shift at 1 particular time slot, e.g. Thye Hua Kwan Nursing Home Befriending (https://go.gov.sg/ec-vss2022-thk) / Viriya Caregiver Sharing / Team Strong Silvers Workshop from 10:15am - 11:30am & Dementia Singapore / Agency for Integrated Care / Diverse Abilities Dance Collective sharing from 1:15pm - 2pm.
Agency for Integrated Care Sharing Participant
AIC will be providing an overview on ageing and the eldercare sector. Participants can look forward to understanding the ecosystem of community care and issues related to ageing. With this knowledge, participants can then determine how they can contribute to provide support for seniors through volunteering.
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Dementia Singapore Sharing Participant
In this workshop, Dementia Singapore will be sharing more about the organisation, Dementia 101 (non-medical topics). They will round off the sharing by their youth volunteers who are part of their self initiated project “Project CURAE”.
Diverse Abilities Dance Collective Sharing Participant
In this workshop, Diverse Abilities Dance Collective (DADC) will be sharing more about their body-in-motion exercise which is a unique exercise that combines different dance styles and activities of daily living to promote active ageing in seniors as well as a creative dance segment where you will get a chance to make your own dance!
Hokkien Dialect Detectives Participant
Learn conversational Hokkien in a fun and engaging manner! Be a detective for a day and solve a mystery case using your newly acquired Hokkien skills! Note: Workshop will benefit those with almost zero background in Hokkien. Please only register if you are new to Hokkien and want to learn something new!
Panel Session Participant
Want to know what social service agencies on the ground have been doing to engage youth volunteers in this pandemic and beyond? Join us for this panel session to learn about the challenges and opportunities of volunteering in these unprecedented times!
Team Strong Silvers Workshop Participant
Youth volunteers will be shown how they can get involved in exercise activities for senior citizens. Uncle Victor and Uncle Ngai will kick off the workshop with an exercise session for participants to see if they have the physical attributes to lead seniors in exercise. The following segment will have Uncle William showing participants some of the exercises they can use when leading older senior citizens in such activities.
Viriya Caregiver Sharing Participant
Caring for Persons with Dementia (PWDs) can be incredibly demanding and challenging. Join us to explore how caregivers can manage their caregiving stress through this workshop with the Community Mental Health Department at Viriya Community Services.
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