Vortrag – Das Leben meistern mit Vergesslichkeit, ‚Demenz‘ & Co. 2023

When the memory weakens or other mental abilities diminish, it often becomes uncomfortable for the person affected and their loved ones. Worries and fears spread - especially when a dementia diagnosis is real or a fear. In this situation, it is important to keep a clear head and act thoughtfully. But for understandable reasons, the people involved are often overwhelmed by this. With Das Leben meistern mit Vergesslichkeit, 'Demenz' & Co. (Mastering Life with Forgetfulness, 'Dementia' & Co.), psychologist Christina Pletzer and social education worker Peter Wißmann (Team WaL - Wachstum ab der Lebensmitte) present a guidebook that is aimed at both people with forgetfulness and those close to them. It supports them in developing their own way to positively shape and master life with cognitive impairments. Experts on their own behalf, i.e. those affected and those close to them, have actively contributed to the guidebook. During the event, the two authors will present key statements from their book, read selected passages and answer questions from the participants. In cooperation with Team WaL - Growth from midlife.
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As a clinical and health psychologist, Christina Pletzer has been supporting older people as well as people with cognitive impairments and their relatives for many years, among other things through individual memory training. In the Team-WaL practice in Innsbruck, she advises and accompanies affected people and their families. Several years ago, she initiated the self-help group "Living with Forgetfulness" in Innsbruck and still moderates it together with a colleague from Caritas.
Peter Wißmann was the managing director and scientific director of Dementia Support Stuttgart for more than fourteen years. Many projects dealing with self-advocacy, self-determination and participation of affected people were developed and implemented by him here. For twelve years, together with the art therapist and gerontologist Michael Ganß, he published the magazine "demenz. DAS MAGAZIN" and published several books.