This session presents and discusses the key messages from the RiPfA Key Issue: Enablement in Dementia and and the forthcoming Practice Tool of the same title (Jan 2016). We will share examples of good practice and gather your views on a practice tool we are developing on this topic. The session will explore what it means to promote 'enablement', why it matters, consider what the challenges are and help you to identify a variety of approaches practitioners can follow, as well as the actions managers and commissioners need to take to support this. Aimed at: Frontline practitioners and team managers working with people who are living with dementia and their families. Commissioners of dementia services, dementia leads in older people teams and mental health teams.