Uptown Interagency Council on Aging

Thurs. Nov. 21st: Dasha Kiper on her book ‘Travelers to Unimaginable Lands– Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver and the Human Brain’

November 21, 2024 9:15 am

Location: Zoom

Join us as we honor Alzheimer’s Awareness Month with Dasha Kiper, author of “Travelers to Unimaginable Lands- Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain.” Dasha has worked for over fifteen years supporting care partners. She shares insights and perspective on why caring for a person with dementia can be so challenging, why care partners continue to engage in patterns —correcting, arguing, taking symptoms personally that they know are counterproductive, and provides profound wisdom on how the healthy brain and the mind of the person with dementia interact.

Speaker Information

Dasha Kiper

Clinical Trainer, Renewal Memory Partners

Dasha Kiper began her career in Dementia Disorders once she became a live-in care partner. That experience has led to fifteen years of supporting caregivers. She is a clinical trainer at Renewal Memory Partners where she is providing trainings, support and supervisions for mental health professionals, and professional and family carepartners. She is the author of the book Travelers to Unimaginable Lands: Stories of Dementia, the Caregiver, and the Human Brain where she weaves stories and brain science to reveal the neurological challenges that dementia caregivers face.