National dementia storytelling competition

Australia’s undergraduate students are being asked how they, as individual practitioners or within their profession, can contribute to caring for people with dementia, as part of a national storytelling competition.

Come 4 December, competition organisers Dementia Training Australia (DTA) will ask undergraduate students to tell a story in a medium of their choice addressing the topic, ‘A salutogenic approach to caring for people living with dementia: how my discipline can support a life that is manageable, understandable and meaningful’.

Salutogenesis stems from the Latin word for health, salus, and a Greek word meaning source, genesis. DTA said salutogenesis, or sources of health, focuses on factors that support health and wellbeing, shifting away from a more traditional, pathogenic focus on risk and problems.

Entries in the 2017 National Dementia Storytelling Competition will be assessed on the following criteria:

• Compelling storytelling in chosen media
• Demonstrated understanding of salutogenesis
• Clear interpretation of complex subject matter
• Content and context – the extent to which the story can be applied to dementia care

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