Virtual Group, February 11th & 12th, 2025, 2024, with the Statewide Director for Vision and Vision Loss Services at the Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS). A monthly virtual Caregiver Support Group for anyone working with adults served by DDS who have Vision Impairment, Legal Blindness or Deafblindness.
February Topic: A Person-Centered View of Dementia Friends.
Guest Speaker: Kathy Service, Nurse Practitioner Consultant, DDS, Dementia Care Specialist Advanced Practice Provider- UCLA/GAPNA, National Task Group on Intellectual Disabilities & Dementia Practices (NTG).
* This session has been tailored to include a focus on the connections between visual impairment, I/DD and dementia with updates of the dementia landscape.
Hosted By: Lisa DiBonaventura, M.A., COMS
How to Join:
1. If you are a NEW Member, please complete the Caregiver Support Group Registration Form at the link below and send to Lisa.DiBonaventura@mass.gov. Caregiver Support Group Registration Form: https://www.focusonvisionandvisionloss.org/uploads/5/5/4/9/55499297/caregiverregistrationform.pdf
2. After your registration is received, details will be sent to you monthly for each meeting. You only need to fill out the Registration Form one time and then the links/phone number for each virtual mtg. will be sent to you monthly.
3. The Caregiver Support Group Monthly Brochure and details are always online – https://www.focusonvisionandvisionloss.org/vision-loss-support-groups.html
For more information contact: Lisa DiBonaventura, M.A., COMS, Statewide Director for Vision and Vision Loss Services, Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services (DDS), 508-384-5539 or Lisa.DiBonaventura@mass.gov.
