To Whom I May Concern® Facilitator Training

Have you ever wanted to engage people aware of cognitive changes in a program that amplifies their voices, all while benefiting from new friends, shared support, and meaningful and purposeful engagement? Learn how with TWIMC Facilitator Training.

“You all did a great job presenting on this subject that most of us want to ignore personally.”
Gene Shelly, Menno Haven Resident & TWIMC Facilitator

Supported by a certified TWIMC facilitator, To Whom I May Concern® (TWIMC) is a storytelling and performance program for people living with early-stage dementia: People Aware of Cognitive Changes. People aware of cognitive changes are invited to join a Sharing Group, which meets weekly to share their stories of diagnosis, coping strategies, personal challenges, family and community life, and their hopes and dreams for the future.

The group’s stories become the foundation of a co-created script. Group members can choose to share their script publicly; most groups perform one scripted reading by group members before a supportive and eager audience!

“People aware of cognitive changes tend to take on a new identity from the stories other people tell about them that are based in myth and stigma. By telling their own stories, people living with dementia reclaim their identity.”
Laura Bowley, To Whom I May Concern Senior Facilitator

Facilitator Training enables you to:

• Develop the skills to work with groups of people aware of cognitive changes and with the knowledge and tools to create an engaging TWIMC script
• Facilitate a unique program that empowers people aware of cognitive changes to educate their communities about dementia and make a difference
• Connect with others who have a passion for listening to the person diagnosed
• Learn through stimulating online classes that combine instruction, reading, group work, self-reflection, and hands-on practice
• Receive Certification as TWIMC Facilitator upon completion of requirements

“No one gives people living with dementia the time to tell their stories. But when stories are told in a live performance, the audience has no choice but to listen.”

– Maureen Matthews, PhD, RN, Founder of To Whom I May Concern®

Benefits of Certification:

• Ability to bring TWIMC to your local community with training and support from a community of experienced trainers
• Authorization to use trademark To Whom I May Concern® on the script and promotional materials
• Authorized use of the TWIMC template for your group’s script
• Receive regular TWIMC program updates
• Stay connected with the wider TWIMC facilitator community
• Qualify to participate in the Train-the-Trainer Program and train new facilitators in your community

Requirements for Certification

• Successful completion of TWIMC Facilitator Training Program
• Facilitation of a TWIMC Sharing Group from group formation through to performance
• Participation in an annual gathering of facilitators to share their experience of creating TWIMC