Kalyan Ashram (Chetla) - Helpage India Programme

Kalyan Ashram Physiotherapy Centre
Caregivers Training Programme on Geriatric
Physiotherapy & Counselling on 11 th - 12 th
November 2010.
The two-day training program on geriatric
physiotherapy and counselling was the first of its
kind organized by the age-care team in Kolkata.
Inaugurated by Ms. Sharmila Majumder, Director,
HelpAge India, she stressed the need for more such
training programs in the future now that we have
made a foray into physiotherapy care in a big way.
The training was attended by caregivers and trainees
from reputed NGOs’; CMIG, Navanir Home for the
Aged, Womens Interlink Foundation, Nabarun Seva
Niketan, CSWS, Bani Mandir and Mandra Unnayan
Sansad. The module had been designed keeping in
mind the role and responsibility of a caregiver and
how well he/she could delegate her duties as a
special caregiver.
The course content included fall prevention,
immobility management & geriatric physiotherapy,
dementia counseling, orthopaedic condition, diet &
nutrition in Old Age and the role of caregivers in
palliative care.
From the feedback received it has been found that
the course has been very well received by the
participants. They have said that the varied range of
topics covered gave them a better understanding
and insight on the subject and hence making them
more adept in delivering the service. The facilitators
ranged from a doctor from a premier cancer
research institute, to a director of a gerontology
institute to a psychiatrist to an orthopaedic surgeon.
Mr. KSB Sanyal, Governing Body Member handed
over certificates to all the participants.
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