Course: Person-Centred Care Integration of knowledge and improvement of social and health care services.

The progressive increase of people in a situation of vulnerability AND dependency in today's developed societies and more specifically in rural areas such as the province of Cuenca where, due to depopulation, the elderly are becoming lonely and in need in their own homes or in senior citizen centres or centres especially for people with some kind of disability, has become a problem with an important economic and social dimension that must be tackled by the different administrations through appropriate and efficient public policies. This socio-cultural and socio-sanitary situation also represents a challenge and an opportunity for both the public and private sectors in that the implementation of imaginative and innovative solutions can help to tackle the depopulation of our rural areas and generate an appropriate socio-economic fabric that promotes employment in a sector such as services, care and attention to the population in vulnerable situations, which in turn can become a driving force for sustainable economic development in eminently rural provinces such as ours.

Scientific programme

Thursday, 26th may

9:00 h. Opening

10:00-11:30 h. Lecture: "Stereotypes and paternalism in the care of the elderly" Dr. Rocío Fernández-Ballesteros. Emeritus Professor of the Autonomous University of Madrid.

12:00-14:00 h. Workshops

• "Activation of the life project. Values, goals and meaningful activities". Dr. Carlos Salgado. Psychologist. University of Valladolid
• "Online platform Envita: tool for the elaboration of Life Stories". Noelia López. CEO of Envita. Founding partner of Activiza/Saraiva.
   

Break

16:00-17:30 h. Lecture: "The approach to human rights and ethics from the AICP Model" Pilar Rodríguez. Gerontologist. Pilar Rodríguez. Gerontologist. Fundación Pilares

18:00-20:00 h. Workshops

• "Instruments for application in care homes to advance in the respect of rights and duties". Dr. Antoni Vilà. Institute of Government and Public Policy. Autonomous University of Barcelona
• "Organisation and operation for quality management of social and health care centres". Jesús Díaz-Cano. Director Residencia de Mayores JCC "Management of the development of the ACP facilitating organisation". Ángeles López. Psychologist. 

Friday, 27th March

9:00-10:30 h. Conference: "Person-centred care for people with dementia. Keys to support a meaningful life. Dr. Teresa Martínez. Psychologist Gerontologist Expert in ACP.

11:00-13:00 h. Workshops

• "Narrative care and communication with people with dementia". Dr. Feliciano Villar. University of Barcelona
• "Restraint-free centres: How have they been achieved? Dr. Antonio Burgueño. Physician. Gregorio Marañón University Hospital. Madrid

Break

16:00-18:30 h. Workshops

• "AVANZAR tool for participatory review in centres from the ACP". Dr. Teresa Martínez. Psychologist Gerontologist Expert in ACP
• "Behaviour in people with dementia. Model of unmet needs". Dr. Cristina Buiza. Psychologist. Matia Institute
• "Inner silence and mindfulness to understand and attend to care". Antonio González, Clinical Psychologist, and Consolación Casamayor, Engineer/Coach.

19:00-20:00 h. Lecture: "Sexuality in residential settings for the elderly and people with functional diversity" Dr. Feliciano Villar. University of Barcelona

Saturday, 28th March

9:00-13:00 h. Round table of experiences: "The transformation of services from the framework of the ACP".

• "The experience of Matia Fundazioa". María Francesca Cerdó. Matia Fundazioa
• "La Rosaleda Day Centre in Madrid". David Ávila.
• "foquus ACP". Cooperative Networks
• "El Buen Samaritano Centre". Diocesan Caritas of Malaga. Patricio Fuentes. Director
• "Los Royales Centre. Castile and Leon Regional Government. Soria. Antonio Valdenebro. Director

13:00-14:00 h. Lecture: "The stigma of people with disabilities: causes and ways of coping" Dr. Fernando Molero. Professor of Social Psychology at the UNED.