Facilitators guide

If you are working with people who have been diagnosed with dementia, their carers, loved ones and/or those appointed with power of attorney our videos provide a simple way to:

• Explain the need to plan ahead
• Offer suggestions on how to have difficult conversations about the future
• Think about and clearly capture their wishes and hopes
• Understand when they may need to appoint a power of attorney
• Explain the kind of decisions others can and can’t make on their behalf and what to do if they don’t like the decisions being made
• Highlight other considerations for if and when they are no longer able to make decisions for themselves

There are five short videos, each covering one topic. The videos include examples of real-life situations, as well as clear advice from Seniors Rights Victoria’s legal team.

There is also one longer video, Planning Your Future, covering all topics.

Feel free to share links to the videos, or if you would like to facilitate a discussion with the people you work with, you can use our discussion guides and handouts. These will help you ensure they understand the videos and the information contained in them.

We recommend showing each shorter video, followed by a discussion, before moving on to the next. We have included a discussion guide for each video, as well as a PDF document with the key points in the video, that you can offer as a handout.